Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as violence escalates in the north

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Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as ********* escalates in the north

MEXICO CITY (AP) — ********

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on Friday asked the warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel to act “responsibly” so no one else gets *******, after a week of escalating *********

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the Sinaloa state capital, Culiacan.

Asked by a journalist if he trusted that the cartels would heed his call, López Obrador answered bluntly: “The president of Mexico is always listened to.”

“Even by **********?” pressed the journalist.

“By everyone, more so if one has moral authority,” responded the president.

The exchange Friday during the president’s morning press briefing is the latest in a series of instances where López Obrador has downplayed the clashes between

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The president, who leaves office on Sept. 30, has repeatedly

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, laying out various justifications for his “hugs, not bullets” strategy offering opportunities to youths so they won’t join cartels.

The latest clashes in Culiacan are the latest example of the ********* that continues to plague Mexico, where cartels employ increasingly sophisticated forms of warfare including

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trenches, home-made armored vehicles and

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The cartels “have to look for other ways, so they do not harm innocent people … and avoid further loss of life,” López Obrador said on Friday. “They also should take care of themselves and their families.”

The surge in ********* had been expected after Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, landed near El Paso, Texas on July 25 in a small plane with

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Zambada was the cartel’s elder figure and reclusive leader. After his arrest, he said in a letter circulated by his lawyer that he had been abducted by the younger Guzmán and taken to the U.S. against his will.

Now there appears to be a struggle for power between the remaining sons of El Chapo, known locally as

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and those loyal to Zambada.

As of Thursday, state authorities had reported at least 12 *****, 11 people with gunshot wounds, 20 reports of missing people and 31 cases of car robberies. The actual number of fatalities may be higher since the cartels often pick up their own *****.

Streets in Culiacan appeared empty as schools and businesses remained closed Friday and festivities around ******** Independence on Sept. 15-16 were officialy canceled by the local government. ___

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