During the last few weekends, traffic on the Durango-Mazatlán highway has decreased considerably, at least, the estimates of the State Public Security Secretariat refer to up to 50 percent fewer users, according to what was revealed by the head of the SSP, Oscar Galván Villarreal. The decrease is related to the recent clashes and criminal […]
Mazatlán traffic will close this Saturday a section of the Colosio Bypass, between Santa Rosa and Munich
He explained that due to the progress of the construction work on the vehicular bridge located on the Luis Donaldo Colosio and Munich Bypass, traffic will be closed from north to south, at the height of the Renacimiento cemetery. The deputy director of Municipal Traffic, Mario Ernesto Cruz Hernández, reported that this cut to traffic […]
Sedena vehicle captured in Sinaloa with controversial hat pendant, symbol of La Mayiza
This Thursday, as part of the strategy to combat the recent violence in Sinaloa, the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) deployed 10 Ocelot armored vehicles in Culiacán and 100 elements of the Mexican Army. This measure was taken in response to the escalation of violence between the factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, Los Chapitos and […]
Two tourist cruises arrive in Mazatlán with almost 6 thousand visitors
The port of Mazatlán was dressed up to receive the cruise ships “Navigator of the Seas” and the “Radiance of the Seas”, with 5,939 passengers on board, which provokes a good economic reaction in the sector, highlighted the representative of the Ministry of Tourism, Ricardo Velarde Cárdenas. He added that so far this year 78 […]
Sinaloa Cartel’s internal dispute fuels crimes
The General Coordination of the State Council of Public Security (CESP) reported that, during the month that has passed of dispute between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, in the state, there have been 192 intentional homicides, 224 forced disappearances and 200 displaced families in the south of the state. In addition, it was indicated that […]
Intelligence, key to the security plan for Sinaloa
The plan to reinforce the presence of security corporations in Sinaloa will intensify the use of intelligence, in accordance with the National Security Strategy, said President Claudia Sheinbaum. In addition, the Secretary of National Defense, Ricardo Trevilla, was in several areas of Culiacán, even talking with citizens. There is a very important detachment of the […]
Due to insecurity, lung doctors operate at 40 percent in Mazatlán
The insecurity in Sinaloa has generated a notable drop in the demand for tourist services in Mazatlán, which directly affected the lung workers, who now work with a reduced capacity. According to Luis Mariano Ortega Vizcarra, general secretary of the Mazatlán Pulmonary Alliance, he said that the economic situation of this union is critical, since […]
‘No refunds,’ warns Mazatlan hotels
Some hoteliers in Mazatlán have not been flexible with their rates or with making changes to dates, due to the situation of violence and the constant closures that have occurred on the Durango-Mazatlán highway, reported the president of the Association of Travel Agencies, Gina Rivas. “After this last closure, I think it is affecting us […]
Did a Sinaloa cartel kidnap a man to force him to manufacture fentanyl and assemble a plane?
In recent days, state and federal authorities carried out a security operation in Culiacán, Sinaloa, which resulted in the unexpected discovery of the fuselage of a small plane. Through the Specialized Anti-Kidnapping Unit (UEA), on October 5, agents of the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) executed a search warrant at a home in the La […]
Monday of shootings and robberies in Sinaloa: Trucks stolen from mayors of Mazatlán and San Ignacio
The elected mayors of Mazatlán and San Ignacio, Estrella Palacios Dominguez and Octavio Bastidas Manjarrez, respectively, were assaulted and robbed of their trucks this Monday, October 7, on the Mazatlán-Culiacán maxi highway, which has become a risk for drivers due to the wave of violence in Sinaloa. According to reports from the officials themselves, the […]