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A firefighter responds to the scene of a burned delivery truck amid a wave of violence between armed groups, in Culiacan, Mexico, September 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jesus Bustamante/File Photo
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Mexico's violent Sinaloa state logs 19 homicides in five days

The deaths bring the number of killings within the week to 19, after 12 killings were registered between Monday and Thursday

Alleged Mexican drug kingpin and co-founder of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa drug cartel Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada appears in court after he pleaded not guilty to US drug trafficking charges, in El Paso, Texas, US, August 1, 2024, in this handout court sketch. Photo: Andrei Renteria/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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US says El Chapo's son surrendered but El Mayo taken against his will

Mexico's Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez informs of the detention of drug traffickers Joaquin Guzman Lopez, El Chapo Guzman's son, and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, as she stands near next to Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, during a press conference at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico July 26, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Henry Romero
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US arrests Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' and son of 'El Chapo' in Texas

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Citi was money launderers’ favourite bank, US law enforcement officials say