42 Hostages Rescued in Sinaloa Amid Ongoing Search for 24 Missing

Mexican authorities intensify efforts to locate remaining victims after a series of mass kidnappings in the state's cartel-dominated regions.

Mexican authorities rescued 42 hostages, including 18 children, from criminal groups in Sinaloa, with 24 people still missing.
The kidnappings occurred in La Noria, a hotspot for cartel violence, following clashes that left three dead in the nearby region of Badiraguato.
More than 600 special forces, additional soldiers, and a National Guard battalion were deployed to enhance search and rescue operations.
The Sinaloa Cartel, led by the imprisoned Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, is known to dominate the region where the kidnappings took place.
Violent incidents, including murders and kidnappings by cartel members, have been routine in Sinaloa, especially in its capital, Culiacan.