Sinaloa (Spanish pronunciation: [sinaˈloa] ⓘ), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa (English: Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. Sinaloa, estado (state), northwestern Mexico. It is bounded by the Gulf of California (also called the Sea of Cortez) and the Pacific Ocean to the west and by the states of Sonora to the north, Chihuahua and Durango to the east, and Nayarit to the south.

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Its capital city is Culiacán. Four family members, all of whom are linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, were arrested by federal law enforcement agents and charged in a 29-count indictment alleging they trafficked large… The Sinaloa Cartel (Cártel de Sinaloa, aka CDS) is one of the world’s oldest and most powerful drug cartels. Through its birthplace and stronghold in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, the cartel is one of the largest producers and traffickers of fentanyl and other illicit drugs to the United States. A Southern California family allegedly tied to the Sinaloa Cartel is behind bars, but a fifth suspect is still on the run, after feds busted what they say was a major fentanyl, meth and ghost gun o… Law enforcement today arrested four Sinaloa Cartel-linked defendants – all members of the same family, three of them illegal aliens from Mexico – who are charged in a 29-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they trafficked fentanyl, pound quantities of methamphetamine, and firearms, including so-called “ghost guns” lacking serial numbers.

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4 Sinaloa Cartel members arrested as $10M reward offered to catch kingpin ‘Chapitos' The four arrested men were charged with 29 counts of felony crime, including trafficking drugs and ghost guns.