Sacramento families fear for loved ones after cartel leader killed in Mexico

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Families in Sacramento say they are on edge as violence unfolds in Mexico following the killing of Mexican drug lord El Mencho.

Patricia Burnside, whose family lives in Sinaloa, said daily life has shifted dramatically.

Burnside works at Dulceria Socami in Sacramento, where she and others have been staying in contact with relatives as unrest continues in Puerto Vallarta. Even though some families live hours away from Puerto Vallarta, they say the reach of the cartels stretches across states and cities…

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