Although there are more women in newsrooms today, journalism in Sinaloa continues to grapple with structural shortcomings: a lack of professional growth, the centralization of news coverage, and limited confidence in female leadership. This is the assessment of Martha Alicia Araujo Trapero, a journalist whose career began in 1964, making her one of the first […]

Mexican security forces arrested 11 suspected members of criminal organizations in Sinaloa state on Monday during several operations in which firearms, narcotics, and explosive devices were seized. In a statement, the federal security cabinet announced that those detained include Iván ‘N’—alias “El 24″—identified as the regional leader of a criminal organization, though no further details […]

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 […]

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 […]