Thousands demand end to violence in Mexican cartel hotspot
- The march was scheduled to coincide with the second anniversary since the start of the conflict - which feud broke out after the arrest of wanted drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in the US.
- His followers, La Mayiza, allege he was betrayed by the son of the infamous founder of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, and have turned on members of his faction, Los Chapitos.
- The two factions regularly carry out ambushes, drive-by shootings and erect roadblocks by hijacking trucks, which they set alight.
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- The march was scheduled to coincide with the second anniversary since the start of the conflict - which feud broke out after the arrest of wanted drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in the US.
- His followers, La Mayiza, allege he was betrayed by the son of the infamous founder of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, and have turned on members of his faction, Los Chapitos.
- The two factions regularly carry out ambushes, drive-by shootings and erect roadblocks by hijacking trucks, which they set alight.
Sources: BBC News