Tourists Party Hard in Cartel-Plagued Sinaloa as Bodies Pile Up

While tourists party hard on Mazatlan's beaches for Semana Santa, the rest of Sinaloa is reeling from a brutal wave of cartel murders, disappearances, and military seizures highlighting the state's grim reality.

A seized Ford Super Duty truck displays crude, heavy 'artisanal' armor plating added to its exterior.
Forget the fiesta, this is Sinaloa's other ride: Homemade armored death traps seized by the army.