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Twenty male bodies were found over the weekend in Mexico after a wave of cartel violence, all with gunshot wounds, according to the Sinaloa State Attorney General’s Office.
Five were decapitated, and four of those were hanged by their feet from a highway bridge near Culiacán, next to a bag of human heads. The 15 other bodies, including a fifth decapitated victim, were found nearby in a van next to a bag containing five human heads. Authorities said the van displayed a banner linked to ongoing cartel wars in Sinaloa. In total, 27 murders were reported in the state on Sunday, including a young man and two women killed in an armed attack in Culiacán.
“Military and police forces are working together to reestablish total peace in Sinaloa,” said Feliciano Castro, a Sinaloa government spokesperson, in a statement Monday.
The surge in drug violence in Mexico is tied to clashes between rival gangs, Los Chapitos and La Mayiza, over key trafficking routes in Sinaloa, security sources say. The conflict escalated in September after one faction leader was kidnapped by El Chapo’s son and handed over to U.S. authorities. Since then, Culiacán—once a relatively calm city—has seen growing chaos as the Sinaloa Cartel loses control. Mexican officials claim they’re working to rein in the violence and dismantle organized crime.
🇲🇽 | #ÚLTIMAHORA: Encuentran 20 cuerpos en #Sinaloa.
🔴 4 colgados y decapitados
🔴 16 dentro de una camioneta
El narco vuelve a sembrar el terror en el norte del país.#Sinaloa #Violencia #Narco pic.twitter.com/4EKrxRzBmf— MX (@MXNoticias24) June 30, 2025
