Mexican government victory Mexican Armed Forces Sinaloa Cartel factions 10 soldiers killed 35 soldiers wounded 1 police officer killed 17 police officers wounded Visually confirmed per Oryx: 19 cartel members killed 21 cartel members captured Visually confirmed per Oryx: Events: Topics: The 2023 Sinaloa unrest began on January 5, 2023, following the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, son of jailed drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, sparking a wave of violence in the state of Sinaloa.

[2] In retaliation for the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, cartel members blocked highways with burning vehicles and began attacks against the armed forces.

[2] The violence prompted the Mexican military to launch a series of armed raids using planes and helicopters to attack cartel members.

This new operation was carried out on January 5, 2023, in the Jesús María district of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico and with the help of air support, Ovidio Guzmán was arrested for the second time.

[6] Following the arrest, the US Consulate in Hermosillo shared that it had received reports of gunshots, roadblocks, and fires in the cities of Culiacán, Los Mochis, and Guasave.

The army responded by calling in Blackhawk helicopter gunships to attack a convoy of 25 cartel vehicles, including the gun platforms.

Attacks on two trucks on Highway 15 in neighboring Sonora led Aeroméxico to also cancel flights from Ciudad Obregon International Airport.

[11][6] On January 13, Adán Augusto López Hernández, Mexican Secretary of the Interior, declared during his visit in the port of Veracruz that, according to his communications with the governor of Sinaloa Rubén Rocha Moya, "order has been reestablished" in the state, even in the site of Jesús María [es], where Guzmán was apprehended.