Crime

‘We’ve come for what belongs to us, you filthy possums’: El Chapo’s Sinaola cartel steps up the offensive against their main rival gang in a bid to once again become Mexico's most powerful criminal organization

El Chapo's cartel is stepping up the bid to retain its position as the most powerful criminal organization in Mexico.

The Sinaloa Cartel sent a warning message to their main rivals, the New Jalisco Generation Cartel, by setting cars on fire in the state where they are based, according to news reports.

They also hung up a huge poster outside the parking lot town of Zapopan, which read:  'We’ve come for what belongs to us. We do not steal. We do not extort. We do not kidnap. We are coming for everything you filthy possums.' 

It is the latest sign that the rival gangs are stepping up the violence to gain total dominance.