### Abandoned Vehicle with Bodies and Grim Message Found During AMLO’s Sinaloa Tour
During President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s final tour of Sinaloa alongside the president-elect, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, a grisly discovery was made. A white vehicle was abandoned with the bodies of several murdered men inside, bearing the message “Welcome to Culiacán” painted on its side.
The vehicle was found with its doors open on Heroico Colegio Militar Avenue, at the entrance of the Alturas del Sur neighborhood in the Jardines del Humaya sector, located in southern Culiacán Rosales. The bodies showed signs of severe violence, though details remain scarce as both the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) of Sinaloa and the state’s Secretariat of Security have not disclosed further information.
This unsettling event coincided with President López Obrador delivering a speech in El Rosario, where he inaugurated a new dam. During his address, he downplayed the prevailing violence in the state, urging not to stigmatize the people of Sinaloa. He also referenced a U.S. Embassy alert that discouraged travel to Sinaloa and Culiacán, which he criticized.
“We all want to live in peace and shouldn’t be stigmatized. That’s why we’re here, despite the U.S. Embassy’s warning to avoid Sinaloa,” López Obrador said, referring to a travel advisory issued by the U.S. government on September 12, 2024.
In his closing remarks, President López Obrador acknowledged the loss of human lives and assured that the military would continue to support security operations to prevent further violence in the region.
“We are committed to restoring calm here. Our government has faced no major issues throughout its term, aside from these recent months due to an ill-advised decision made abroad,” he added, during the inauguration of the Santa María irrigation zone in El Rosario.
President-elect Sheinbaum Pardo refrained from commenting on the violent events but highlighted the hardworking nature of Sinaloa’s residents, noting that her husband, Jesús María Tarriba Unger, hails from Mazatlán. She promised continued support for Sinaloa’s Governor Rubén Rocha Moya once she assumes office on October 1, 2024.
“We will support Sinaloa in its projects and works. Governor Rocha and I have been discussing ongoing plans for this great state,” Sheinbaum Pardo declared.
Governor Rocha Moya called upon the Presidency to help restore peace in the state, citing the alarming statistics of 118 murders and 135 forced disappearances over the past 19 days.
“There are groups here generating violence, but we have the solidarity of both the President and the President-elect,” the governor stated. “With the Army, Navy, and National Guard combating violence, progress is being made, though challenges remain. I urge your support in achieving peace.”
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