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Violence hits Mexico cartel stronghold as 'Chapo' son nabbed

Men carry furniture after looting a store, as a truck burns on a street in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. [AP Photo]

The sun wasn't yet up in Culiacan when David Tellez and his family began making their way to the city's airport for a return flight to Mexico City after their vacation. But not long after they set out they encountered the first crude roadblock, an abandoned vehicle obstructing their way.

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