"What happened in Sinaloa on July 25 should be celebrated by the people of Mexico as much as by the people of the United States," says Ken Salazar, US ambassador to Mexico. Sinaloa, the stronghold of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, has seen a rise in criminal activity since the arrest of drug lord Ismael 'Mayo' Zambada in the United States in July, which sparked a civil war within the organization. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES