Organized crime paralyzed the western Mexico city of Culiacan, a stronghold of the Sinaloa drug cartel, as alleged cartel members carjacked residents and set vehicles ablaze in apparent response to the arrest of a cartel leader.
The operation comes just days before López Obrador will host U.S. President Joe Biden for bilateral talks followed by a North American Leaders' Summit with Biden and Canadian Primer Minister Justin Trudeau.
The 2019 debacle was a black eye for López Obrador's administration in the realm of security and raised even more questions about Mexico's commitment to battling the country's powerful drug cartels.
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