Factions of the Sinaloa Cartel Are Using SpaceX's Starlink to Gain an Edge in Their Turf Wars
- by Latin Times
- Sep 23, 2024
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Contrary to other services, Starlink satellites orbit closer to the Earth, allowing users to get internet using a small antenna that connects to a router. riminal organizations have been reported using this technology in the past due to its ability to offer internet connection in secluded areas.
Last October, a video on social media went viral in which it showed alleged members of the Sinaloa Cartel using a device similar to Starlink to patrol the area. Just like the device seized by Mexican authorities this month, the antenna was located on top of the hood of one of the vehicles used by the criminal group.
In response to the ongoing violence in northern Mexico, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) continues to partly blame the U.S. for the cartel-related violence in Sinaloa.
Speaking at one of his daily press conferences, AMLO was asked if the U.S. government was "jointly responsible" for the current situation. "Yes, of course... for having carried out this operation," he answered, again claiming the U.S. played a role in the taking of Zambada without Mexico's knowledge.
"It was totally illegal, and agents from the Department of Justice were waiting for Mr. Mayo," AMLO said, adding: "If we are now facing instability and clashes in Sinaloa, it is because they made that decision," he said.
This weekend, the U.S. answered back through Salazar, who said that "what is being seen in Sinaloa is not the fault of the United States," adding that the country cannot be held responsible for "the massacres that we see in different places."
As tensions between both factions of the Sinaloa Cartel continue to increase, so does the death toll from the turf wars in the Mexican state. According to local media and specialized journalists, at least 31 people have died with an additional 37 people reported to be missing. They say bodies are being left on the streets as apparent messages to the opposing fraction.
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