Mexico influencers in crosshairs of drug cartel war amid spate of attacks

Targeting of influencers reflects their alleged role in money laundering – and their place in cartel propaganda

Earlier this year, pamphlets fluttered down from a helicopter over Culiacán, capital of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, accusing an array of influencers and musicians of serving organised crime.

Four of the 25 faces on the pamphlet already had “ELIMINATED” stamped across them. Since then, two more have been picked off.