'El Chapo' is in prison, but cartel crime is still pervasive
by Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times
Oct 20, 2019
3 minutes
MEXICO CITY - The cartel gunmen who seized control of the Mexican city of Culiacan on Thursday made two things clear: The Sinaloa cartel is stronger than ever, and bringing peace to Mexico is going to take more than bringing down one man.
It was just months ago that American officials were celebrating the conviction of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on trafficking and murder charges as a crucial turning point in the war on drugs and Mexican organized crime.
"The impact ... cannot be overstated," U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan said in July after the
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