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Mexico’s bloody cartel war rages as myth of the ‘good narco’ wears thin

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Sinaloa has always had a complex relationship with its narcos, who portray themselves as generous bandits with a code of conduct.

But as the war enters a fourth month , with more than a thousand dead or disappeared, the myth of the good narco is wearing thin.

Conflict was triggered by the arrest of two of Mexico ’s most powerful crime bosses in Texas .