Sinaloa

[seen-l-oh-uh, sin-, see-nah-law-ah]

noun

1. a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Culiacán.

Sinaloa

/ ˌsɪn-, ˌsiːnəˈləʊə, sinaˈloa /

noun

1. a state of W Mexico. Capital: Culiacán. Pop: 2 534 835 (2000). Area: 58 092 sq km (22 425 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The most notorious case was that of Genaro García Luna, a former federal security chief who is serving a 38-year prison term in the United States after his conviction for receiving millions of dollars in bribes from the Sinaloa cartel.

From Los Angeles Times

The two were arrested outside El Paso after arriving on a private plane that reportedly took off from outside Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa state.

From Los Angeles Times

Zambada has said that he was set up and kidnapped by Guzmán López, a former head of the Sinaloa cartel faction known as Los Chapitos.

From Los Angeles Times

The apparent kidnapping of Zambada triggered a bloody civil war within the Sinaloa cartel — pitting Zambada loyalists against supporters of Los Chapitos — that has left hundreds dead.

From Los Angeles Times

The intra-cartel struggle continues to claim casualties in Sinaloa state.

From Los Angeles Times