Who wants to be a police officer in Sinaloa?

In a state where municipal police officers have been murdered and kidnapped, 167 men and women are currently undergoing initial training at the Sinaloa State Police University (UNIPOL). Despite the fact that municipal and state police officers have been victims of attacks, kidnappings, and murders over the last two years—resulting in at least 80 officers […]

Sinaloa, an emblem of narco-violence and coercion

Drug trafficking statistics and the climate of hostility have positioned Sinaloa as the capital of violence, resulting from a phenomenon triggered by organized crime and that has expanded throughout the country. Visible events, such as the presence of the leaders of some of the most powerful drug cartels and the recurring criminal incidents that have […]

Terror in Sinaloa? Suspected car bomb explodes in Escuinapa; its shockwave causes damage hundreds of meters away

Panic, tension, and uncertainty gripped the municipality of Escuinapa, Sinaloa, following a suspected car bomb explosion in recent hours. The incident triggered a massive mobilization of security and emergency personnel due to the ongoing violence in Sinaloa. According to initial reports, local authorities deployed a special operation after the detonation of a vehicle, preliminarily identified […]

Calderón’s government, rather than waging war against drug traffickers, partnered with the Sinaloa cartel: Sheinbaum

President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo asserted this Tuesday that during Felipe Calderón’s administration, there was an alliance between federal authorities and the Sinaloa Cartel. She was referring to the corruption investigations that resulted in sanctions against two former commanders of the now-defunct Federal Police, linked to a spying contract and the embezzlement of more than $65 […]

Families of agricultural day laborers demand the intervention of authorities and the CFE in Sinaloa

Dozens of families of farmworkers from Villa Juárez, Navolato, protested this Tuesday at the Sinaloa State Congress to demand a solution to the exorbitant electricity bills that, they claim, have jeopardized the finances of hundreds of households. The protesters arrived at the legislative building at 9:00 a.m., carrying signs and chanting slogans to denounce bills […]

Mayo-Yoreme people march against ammonia plant in Topolobampo, Sinaloa; they demand the project’s cancellation

Thousands of people, mostly Mayo-Yoreme Indigenous community members, marched from Los Mochis to Topolobampo to symbolically shut down the ammonia plant that Proman-Gas and Petroquímica de Occidente (GPO) has been building on the shores of Ohuira Bay since 2014. They demanded that the federal government permanently cancel the project and relocate it elsewhere. Led by […]

Beach Vendors Protest Commercial “Piracy” in Mazatlán; Government to Analyze the Problem

Beach vendors affiliated with the CROM, CTM, Blancos, Mixtecos, and Teotihuacán associations staged a protest this Wednesday morning, June 3, 2026, at the Mazatlán “Letters” tourist landmark—located on Avenida Del Mar—to denounce the presence of “pirate” (unauthorized) vendors who, they claim, arrive every holiday season without permits and cut into their sales. Personnel from the […]