August 10 was, for many in Mexico, a quiet Sunday like any other. But in Sinaloa—a northwestern state facing the Pacific—it was no ordinary Sunday. That day, 17 homicides were committed: one every 85 minutes.

Just a few days after coming up short against Jake Paul in a boxing match a couple of months ago, former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was arrested by ICE for outstanding warrants for allegations of organized crime and ties to the Sinaloa Cartel.