The state of Sinaloa is home to the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the world’s most powerful narcotics trafficking organizations. The state’s education secretary also announced that school and administrative activities had been suspended in Culiacán and urged those who are in a risk area to take refuge in a safe place. Members of the National Guard patrol the streets during an operation to arrest Guzmán in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, on January 5. In a morning address on Thursday, President López Obrador said the operation in Culiacán had been underway since dawn.Īs the arrest unfolded, Sinaloa Secretary of Public Security Cristóbal Castañeda said that vehicles were being looted and blockades “are taking place in different parts of the city” as he asked the public not to leave the city. No injuries were reported, said Aeromexico, which has canceled all its operations to and from the Sinaloan cities of Culiacan, Los Mochis and Mazatlan.Ĭuliacán International Airport closed after Guzmán’s arrest for security reasons, airport authorities said on their Twitter account. Passengers appeared to crouch for cover in an Aeromexico plane according to video shared on social media, which was hit by a bullet while grounded in Culiacán. Social media videos appear to show trucks on fire and intense shooting near the airport, which was closed for most of the day due to the violence. Chaos broke out in the city around Guzmán’s arrest on Thursday, with local officials telling citizens to shelter at home amid clashes with cartel members in various parts of Culiacán.
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