Sinaloa
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Sense of normalcy slowly returning to Mazatlán after cartel violence, B.C. travellers sayTourists and residents were urged to stay off the streets amid gunfire and fighting in the state of Sinaloa Thursday, and travellers are still being urged to be cautious.CanadaJan 6, 2023
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Mexican government better prepared in 2nd arrest of ‘El Chapo’s’ son: ExpertNathan Jones, a drug policy and Mexico security expert from Sam Houston State University, joins Joel Senick to discuss the arrest of an alleged Cartel drug trafficker that resulted in violence in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa.Jan 6, 2023
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B.C. travellers hunker down as violence flares in Mexican state of SinaloaViolence broke out in the state Thursday, after police arrested alleged drug cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, a son of jailed Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.CanadaJan 6, 2023
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Former ‘El Chapo’ lieutenant testifies that drug lord tried to have him killedMiguel Angel Martinez testified that he was a loyal servant of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's, helping him arrange massive shipments of cocaine flown in from Colombia.WorldNov 29, 2018
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Mexican marines seize 1 tonne of cocaine, 10 tonnes of meth in 2 operationsMexico is a major supplier of methamphetamine to the United States and it is the top source of heroin, as well as the principal highway for cocaine trafficked north.WorldAug 23, 2018
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Alberta man carjacked, abducted in Mexico offers harrowing warning for CanadiansAn Edmonton man says after having regularly vacationed in Mexico for nearly 50 years, he and his wife are now debating whether to ever go back.CanadaMar 15, 2018
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19 dead after gunmen open fire on Mexican police in drug-ravaged Sinaloa stateArmed men in pickup trucks opened fire on a group of police officers on a major highway near the beach resort of Mazatlan.CrimeJul 1, 2017
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Mexican drug lord’s final hiding place was in plain sightThe house where Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman last sought refuge was not out of the way or out of the ordinary.WorldJan 10, 2016
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Robbers take $8.5 million in gold from Canadian-owned mine in MexicoA robbery of $8.5 million in gold from a mine refinery in Mexico's western Sinaloa state was likely an inside job, authorities said Wednesday.WorldApr 8, 2015
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