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Since September 2024 the Sinaloa Cartel has been tearing itself apart, and the city of Culiacán has been dragged into its bloody and brutal orbit. 

In September, our Mexico Bureau Chief, Sarah Birke, visited Culiacán to find out what it’s like living in a city transformed by a narco war. 


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