Browsing: internal conflict

It’s been a difficult stretch for Mayito Flaco, and the pressure is no longer just external. A faction identifying itself as loyal to “El 71” and the “Old School 211” publicly breaks from the Mayito Flaco and Cabrera structure, accusing its leadership of abandoning past codes by engaging in extortion, kidnappings, and abuse against civilians.

September 2024 marked the moment Culiacán stopped being collateral and became the battlefield. Fires replaced strategy, fear replaced authority, and a city paid the price. Tens of thousands missing or dead trace back to one decision. Schools closed, families fled, and a name chose destruction over legacy.