AdvertisementMexico Seems To Favor Sinaloa Cartel In Drug WarMay 19, 2010John BurnettMarisa PeñalozaRobert BenincasafacebookEmailA Mexican soldier stands guard as a haul of marijuana and cocaine are incinerated in the background in November 2009. Fighting among the drug cartels — and between government forces and the cartels — has cost nearly 24,000 Mexican lives since late 2006. (AFP/Getty Images)