"Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo urged people via posts to her social media accounts to remain "calm" after violence erupted in multiple locations following the security operation in the town of Tapalpa in the western state of Jalisco that the Mexican Defense Ministry said on killed "El Mencho" and three other CJNG members. However, she noted that "in most parts of the country, activities are proceeding normally.""
"The U.S. Embassy in Mexico urged Americans to "shelter in place" in multiple states after images showed vehicles set on fire and smoke rising above beachfront hotels in Puerto Vallarta, a popular Pacific coastal resort town in Jalisco state. Zoom in: In Guadalajara, Jalisco's capital and one of the 2026 World Cup host cities, gunfire was reported and armed men that a local reporter said on X were suspected CJNG members appear to set a gas station alight."
Security forces carried out an operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco, that the Mexican Defense Ministry said killed El Mencho and three other CJNG members. President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo urged people to remain calm and said that in most parts of the country activities are proceeding normally. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico urged Americans to shelter in place after images showed vehicles on fire and smoke above beachfront hotels in Puerto Vallarta. Gunfire was reported in Guadalajara and armed men suspected to be CJNG members appeared to set a gas station alight. Roadblocks disrupted airline operations, canceling some flights; taxis and ride shares were suspended in Puerto Vallarta and some businesses halted operations. The U.S. State Department had previously increased rewards and detailed multiple U.S. indictments against Oseguera Cervantes for drug trafficking and related crimes.
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