Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as violence escalates in the north

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has called on the Sinaloa cartel factions to act responsibly and avoid further violence in Culiacan. Despite his ‘hugs, not bullets’ approach, clashes have intensified following Joaquin Guzman Lopez’s arrest. Authorities reported casualties and disruptions as schools and businesses closed.