Ruben Rocha waves as he takes part in an annual earthquake drill in Culiacan, Mexico] Mothers and children in school uniforms were among those calling for an end to months of cartel violence that has at times closed schools and businesses in the state capital, Culiacan.
Culiacan has suffered months of intense violence as two cartel factions have battled for control since the arrests last year in the U.S. of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and one of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s sons.
Murder of two children in attempted carjacking sends shockwaves through Mexico The ongoing violence has been one of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s biggest challenges since taking office in October.
Thousands took to the streets in Mexico on Thursday to protest the killing of two children in an attempted carjacking in the country’s troubled northwestern state of Sinaloa.
Rocha, a close ally of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has been unable to control his state’s violence despite the deployment of troops.
