Don’t Go to Mazatlan Right Now (Jan/23)

[Jules]

Canadians have been warned not to go to Mazatlan. They’re been told to shelter in place.

29 people have been killed during the unrest. 11 military and 18 from the Sinaloa drug cartel.

Flights are suspended right now.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-violence-guzman-arrest-1.6705649

The arrest of Ovidio Guzman, the son of jailed drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has sparked a rampage of violence in the northwestern Mexican city of Culiacan, led by members of his Sinaloa drug cartel.

The violence has prompted government authorities to warn residents to stay indoors. The Culiacan and Mazatlan airports have been closed and all flights had been suspended at the Los Mochis airport until further notice, according to Canada's Global Affairs. The Canadian government is urging Canadians in Mexico's Sinaloa state to limit their movements and to shelter in place.

 

[Lawrence00]

It's a war zone in Mexico. Though USA also has several cities that no one should enter.

 

[Alligatorob]

It's a war zone in Mexico.

Yes, and we, our demand for illegal drugs, are partially to blame...

Though USA also has several cities that no one should enter.

That is true, and Mexico also has many safe places. Problem is it can be hard to tell which is which.

Next month I am driving to Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), Mexico for a couple of days of fishing. Pretty sure that is safe.