The factions escalate their battle for dominance as the future of vaping regulations hangs in the balance.

More than 500 deaths have been reported all across Sinaloa since the clashes between "Los Chapitos" and "La Mayiza" began in September

The municipality of Benito Juárez in Quintana Roo is among the top 10 places in Mexico with the highest murder rate (nearly 35 per 100,000 inhabitants)

Hernán Domingo Ojeda López was the uncle and godfather of Ovidio Guzmán López, who was captured by U.S. authorities in January 2023

This is the second arrest of Dámaso López Serrano, who previously revealed the modus operandi of "Los Chapitos"

555 people have been killed and nearly 600 people have gone missing in Sinaloa over the past three months

Since turf wars erupted in September, more than 500 homicides have been reported in Sinaloa, averaging six every 24 hours

Julio César Cháve joins Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez in speaking out on Sinaloa's current landscape

"El Gordo Peruci" joins "El Jasper" as two internet personalities that have been victims of attacks

Gerardo Rueda Torres alias "El Tochín" was turned over to U.S. officials

The president of the employer's union estimates more than $886 million in losses on top of 25,000 jobs lost over the past three months

Mexico's Ministry of Defense (SEDENA) also deployed 100 more Special Force units to Sinaloa to conduct surveillance work weeks ago

As turf wars between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza continue, authorities have reported at least 80 homicides in November

Both criminal groups had been rivals ever since Alfredo Beltrán Leyva, one of the cartel's co-founders, was captured in 2008

According to a Mexican journalist, "La Rana" and "Aquiles" are the godchildren of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada

Out of the 992 registered educational institutions in Culiacán, 111 of them reman closed due to cartel activity

A similar notice was sent out by the U.S. in July, warning people from travelling to the border city of Matamoros, in the state of Tamaulipas

"El Güero Chompas" is linked to the October 2023 homicide of Mario Martínez Martínez, director of public security in San Quintín, Tijuana

According to court records, the individuals accused of trafficking drugs have ties to "Los Rusos," the main armed wing of the faction known as "La Mayiza"

Ricardo Trevilla Trejo also added that a similar thing happened last year, when Ovidio Guzmán López was arrested by Mexican and American forces in Culiacán.

A Sinaloa politician was reportedly sent a message that read "tell everyone that, whoever is not with us, is going to be killed"

"The Ghost" was charge of organizing the logistics every time "El Chapo" was on the move, as well as implementing strategies to avoid his capture.

Mexican authorities had identified "El Max" as one of the greatest "generators of violence" in the country's ongoing turf wars in recent weeks

Thousands of soldiers have been sent to Sinaloa in response to the deadly criminal dispute.

The group known as "Los Ninis" are the main armed wing of "Los Chapitos"

A Sinaloa civic group estimates that an average of six killings and seven kidnappings have taken place in Culiacán every day over the past month

An advocacy group has also reported that, on top of the murders, authorities need to pay attention to the almost 300 people that have gone missing

They were ambushed and killed by criminal groups, according to now former President López Obrador

Mexican National Guard members seized two trucks that contained firearms, explosives, a drone and a satellite antenna developed by SpaceX earlier this month

TikTokers from the Mexican city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, have been posting with the hashtag #Culiacanazo. Sadly, it's a terrible and sad thing