Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has accused the United States of being partly responsible for the recent surge in violence in the state of Sinaloa. The violence in Sinaloa has resulted in at least 49 deaths since September 9, with bodies found in public areas, including streets and highways. López Obrador suggested during a press conference that Washington's actions, including the arrest of Sinaloa Cartel leaders in the US, contributed to the ongoing violence.

The arrests of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López, son of the notorious drug kingpin "El Chapo" Guzmán, have escalated tensions within the cartel. Zambada claimed he was ambushed, kidnapped, and handed over to US authorities by Guzmán López after they were apprehended near El Paso, Texas, on a private plane. This incident has led to clashes between factions loyal to Zambada and those led by other sons of "El Chapo," exacerbating the violence in Sinaloa.

In response to the escalating violence, the state prosecutor's office in Sinaloa reported numerous cases of bodies being found with gunshot wounds in various locations. The situation has been deemed so severe that Governor Ruben Rocha Moya was compelled to suspend Independence Day celebrations and cancel classes for two days. While López Obrador acknowledged the spike in violence, he asserted that Mexican authorities are actively managing the situation, emphasizing that the Armed Forces have been mobilized to address the crisis. Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval confirmed that at least two soldiers lost their lives during the recent violent clashes in Sinaloa.