MEXICO CITY — In the Mexican state of Sinaloa, authorities have ordered residents not to don masks or costumes on Thursday (Oct 31) night for Halloween to avoid being confused with criminals amid a worsening cycle of cartel violence.

Home to the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, the northwestern state has been wracked by deadly infighting between factions of the group following the arrest of one of its leaders, drug trafficker Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, in the United States in late July.


Mexican authorities work at a crime scene where the bodies of executed men were found, according to local media, during a wave of violence in the state of Sinaloa, in El Dorado, Mexico on Oct 25, 2024.
PHOTO: Reuters file


The intra-cartel warfare has left hundreds of people dead or missing since September, and the federal government has deployed hundreds of soldiers to the region.

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