Peter Zeihan, an author and geopolitical strategist, said the cartel in-fighting between the Sinaloa Cartel will continue to spread throughout Mexico and into the U.S. 

Zeihan posted a commentary on Straight Arrow News. The Sinaloa Cartel, once Mexico's dominant organized crime group, has been in decline since the arrest of its leader, El Chapo, and is now fracturing from within. A power struggle erupted after “El Mayo” Zambada, was betrayed by one of El Chapo’s sons and arrested in the U.S.

“The fighting is currently the worst in the Sinaloa state, but is expected to spread throughout Mexico and even spill into the U.S.,” Zeihan said. 

Over the weekend, at least 10 new deaths occurred due to the Sinaloa conflict, CBS News reported. Since Sept. 9,  70 people have been killed in Sinaloa, mostly in its capital, Culiacan. Shootouts between cartel members and police occurred, with gunmen blockading roads and taking refuge in an apartment building, where a deadly confrontation left three "criminals" dead and two soldiers injured.

The U.S. Department of Treasury announced the seizure of assets from the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel and Colombian Clan Del Golfo (CDG) due to their involvement in fentanyl and human trafficking, according to Newsweek. CDG, one of Colombia's largest drug traffickers, is known for smuggling people through Panama's Darien Gap, while Sinaloa runs seemingly legitimate businesses in Mexico that fund fentanyl trafficking across the U.S. border. The actions targeted five Colombian nationals and two Mexican businesses tied to Sinaloa, warning that U.S. citizens engaging with these entities could face legal consequences.