“A nest of snakes, evil is winning”: Mexico’s cartel war turns women into victims and killers
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- Women in Sinaloa are increasingly exposed to violence during a two-year cartel war for power.
- Some women have joined cartel operations as recruiters or couriers and have taken part in killings.
Women in Mexico’s Sinaloa state are increasingly caught in the violence of a cartel war that has continued for two years. Rival groups are fighting for power, and women are paying the price.
But some women have also entered the conflict themselves. They work for cartels as recruiters and couriers, and some take part in killings.
The result is a brutal reality in which women appear both as victims of cartel violence and as participants in it.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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