Sinaloa Cartel Bloodbath Exposes Failure of Mexican Authorities and U.S. Border Security

In a brutal display of cartel violence, the city of Culiacan in Mexico’s Sinaloa state witnessed nearly 20 murders within less than 24 hours, including the ghastly sight of four decapitated bodies hanging from a freeway bridge. This bloodshed is not random but stems from an intense internal conflict between two factions of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel: Los Chapitos and La Mayiza. The gruesome killings underscore a critical failure by Mexican authorities who have visibly lost control amid escalating gang warfare. The once relatively stable city has become a battleground where masked gunmen patrol main streets, schools shutter routinely for...