For Sinaloa state, the killing signaled a frightening turn seen elsewhere in Mexico where cartels are willing to fight for headlines as well as for territory. After Guzman was recaptured in January 2016 — he's now awaiting trial in New York — Lopez moved to take control of the Sinaloa cartel's territory in a fight with Guzman's sons. The attempts didn't always work and in the worst moments, the Noroeste, El Debate and Riodoce newspaper offices were attacked with gunfire or grenades — violence that was followed by government inaction. [...] the January arrival of Gov.