Officials in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua are preparing for a “worst case scenario” after top drug cartel leaders, of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel, were arrested in the United States. 

According to Public Safety Director Gilberto Loya, Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos “told us to prepare for the worst of scenarios in case of a spike in violence from these detentions. Why prepare? Because it’s not clear what happened. There could be a different response from criminal groups if it was a surrender or a betrayal.”