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GRAPHIC: Sinaloa Governor Claims All Is Well as State Leads Nation in Murders

The governor of Sinaloa claims that all is well in his state, while the ongoing turf war between rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel has propelled his state to lead the nation in murders. That same politician is the one who had been singled out by political rivals as having had a close relation with Sinaloa Cartel leaders and having been caught in the middle as the two main factions went to war last year.

Cartel gunmen left a van full of bodies in Culiacan, Sinaloa. (Credit: Breitbart Texas / C

Mexican Cartel Connected Banks Feeling Pressure from Trump Admin

The recent sanctions imposed by the Trump administration on two banks in Mexico and a brokerage firm sparked widespread controversy and speculations about the future of financial institutions in a country where even the White House has previously accused top Mexican government officials of having an intolerable relationship with drug cartels.

Credit: Breitbart Texas / Ildefonso Ortiz

Cops Find 338 Bodies in Mexican Border City Crematorium

Authorities in the border state of Chihuahua are working to identify the bodies of 338 individuals who were piled up inside a crematorium in the border city of Juarez. The bodies were meant to be incinerated, but for unknown reasons, they were just bagged and placed on top of each other. At the same time, relatives got urns with cement or other materials that funeral officials passed off as ashes.

Credit: Chihuahua Attorney General's Office