The arrest of Sinaloa cartel leader "El Mayo" has ignited a brutal power struggle in northwestern Mexico. With hundreds dead and civilians living in fear in Culiacan, cartel violence has closed schools and imposed a de facto curfew. As Mexico's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, takes office, what can she do to bring peace?

In this episode:

• John Holman (@johnholman100), Al Jazeera Correspondent

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters, Sonia Bhagat, and Tamara Khandaker with Phillip Lanos, Hagir Saleh, Duha Mosaad, Cole van Miltenburg, and our host Malika Bilal.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari, Vienna Maglio and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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