Shootout in Mexico's Sinaloa state kills 19, local cartel leader arrested

FILE - Mexican security forces in Culiacan, Mexico, September 15, 2024. A shootout near the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state killed 19 suspected gang members, while one local cartel leader was arrested, officials said October 22, 2024.

A shootout near the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state killed 19 suspected gang members, while one local cartel leader was arrested, Mexico's defense ministry said on Tuesday, as intra-cartel violence intensifies.