Mexico state sees spike in violence: 30 dead in a weekend

Culiacán (Mexico) (AFP) - Amid a bloody dispute between rival drug gangs battling for control, the Mexican state of Sinaloa has just seen its deadliest weekend in years with at least 30 people killed.Sinaloa, on Mexico's northern Pacific coast, is home to the country's topnarco-traffickers.The Sinaloa state government convened an urgent meeting of security officials on Saturday to discuss the upsurge in violence and to chart a response.