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‘The situation is ugly’ CNN goes to a secret Mexican hideout to meet the Sinaloa Cartel

CNN's Isobel Yeung speak with member of Mexical cartel

‘The situation is ugly.’ CNN goes to a secret Mexican hideout to meet the Sinaloa Cartel

US President Donald Trump is pressuring the Mexican government to crack down on Mexican cartels, blaming them for fomenting America's drugs crisis. He’s threatened tariffs and even military strikes. Mexico has sent hundreds of troops to the state of Sinaloa, where a war rages between two factions of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel, putting civilians at risk. CNN's Isobel Yeung visits the region – speaking to a member of the Sinaloa cartel, meeting families impacted by the violence and seeing the work soldiers are doing to destroy drug production in the rural countryside.

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