After the Mexican Cartel Comes, They Pick Up the Pieces

New York Times - WorldCenter-LeftEN 6 min read 100% complete by Paulina Villegas and Adriana ZehbrauskasOctober 24, 2025 at 05:26 PM

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In Sinaloa State, Mexico, funeral workers are increasingly involved in handling bodies left by drug cartel violence and government crackdowns. The Sinaloa Cartel's internal conflict and Mexican government actions have led to over 1,900 deaths and 2,000 missing persons in the past year. Funeral home employees in Culiacán, the state capital, are overwhelmed with their duties of retrieving bodies from crime scenes and comforting grieving families. Josué Nahum García, a worker at San Martin Funeral Home, describes his daily exposure to death and its emotional toll on him and his colleagues.

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Mexico

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