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Six Violent Deaths in Sinaloa on Eve of García Harfuch's 10th Security Cabinet Visit

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At least six violent deaths were recorded across Sinaloa on April 15, 2026, the eve of Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch's 10th federal security cabinet visit to the state since October 2024. The toll included four formal homicides in Culiacán — three within the city proper — plus the killing of Jesús Felipe, a 20-year veteran traffic enforcement agent, shot with high-powered weapons in the La Conquista sector of northwest Culiacán. His death was classified as 'aggression against authority' rather than counted as a homicide in official SNSP statistics, a reclassification critics say systematically undercounts officer killings. Felipe became the 13th municipal officer killed in Sinaloa in 2026. An additional person died from injuries sustained on April 14. The persistence of violence the day before a high-profile federal meeting — at which Harfuch would announce 2,000+ criminals detained and 2,000+ labs destroyed statewide — underscored the gap between official security metrics and conditions on the ground.

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Six violent deaths in Sinaloa on April 15 — including traffic agent killed with high-caliber weapons in northwest Culiacán — as federal security cabinet prepared its 10th visit
Six violent deaths in Sinaloa on April 15 — including traffic agent killed with high-caliber weapons in northwest Culiacán — as federal security cabinet prepared its 10th visit — Proceso

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