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Μεξικο: ΔΕκα φο&nu ;ουεμετηηψη ; βρου ναρωι«ο» /></p> <p><strong>Ten people, including an alleged drug trafficker wanted by US authorities, were killed in the Mexican state of Sinaloa (northwest), apparently as part of a settlement of accounts linked to the arrest of drug lord Ismael “Mayo” Sabada, according to authorities and Mexican media.</strong></p> <p>Four murders were committed on Friday and another four on Saturday, explained yesterday Monday during a press conference the governor of Sinaloa, Ruven Rocha Moya, whose name was implicated by “Mayo” in a statement he made public, giving his own version of the his arrest, days ago.</p> <p>The wave of violence is connected “to the arrest of two figures of organized crime” on July 25, the governor summarized.</p> <p>He was referring to “Mayo” and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, one of the sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman, who is serving a life sentence in a US maximum security prison.</p> <p>“Mayo” and the son of “Chapo” were arrested after they landed in the southern US, in the state of New Mexico, after a flight of a private plane, whose pilot disappeared.</p> <p>In his announcement, “Mayo”, a founding member and historical leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, claimed he was betrayed by the young Guzman Lopez.</p> <p>He asserted that Chapo's son tricked him into inviting him to a meeting with Governor Rocha — the person concerned denied that such a meeting was to take place.</p> <p>One of the people killed in the last 24 hours was Martín García Corrales, allegedly as Mayo's partner. The governor did not confirm the information.</p> <p>U.S. authorities offered a $4 million reward for information leading to his arrest, according to Mexican media.</p> <p>Garcia Corrales was indicted in 2023 by a New York court for conspiracy to import fentanyl into the U.S. and gun possession, according to a U.S. Department of Justice filing.</p> <p>In the same document, Garcia Corrales is described as a “close associate” of Mayo, for information which would lead to the arrest of whom Washington offered 15 million dollars.</p> <p>Earlier yesterday, the outgoing Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wished “that the situation in Sinaloa does not get worse”.</p> <p> p> </p> <p>source: CNN Greece</p> <p><noindex></p> <div class=Source: 24h.com.cy

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