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Some local authorities in Mexico implemented some restrictions on Halloween costumes on Thursday with the aim of guaranteeing the safety of the population amid growing violence in the country. In Sinaloa, home of notorious former drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, who headed the Sinaloa drug cartel, police urged the population not to dress up as bandits. Plastic weapons, tactical equipment and other costumes that could alert the police or frighten the population should be avoided, said Gerardo Medina, the head of the police in the western state. Ignoring the measures could be interpreted as …