Sinaloa, officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities, and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales. From Wikipedia
The high-ranking member of the 'Los Chapitos' faction, wanted by the U.S. for fentanyl trafficking, was killed during a raid in Sinaloa state as cartel infighting escalates.