"Due to ongoing security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity, U.S. citizens in the named locations should shelter in place until further notice, an alert on the U.S. Embassy website read. The warning applies to Jalisco State, including Puerto Vallarta, Chapala, and Guadalajara, as well as Tamaulipas State, including Reynosa and other municipalities. Areas of Michoacan, Guerrero and Nuevo Leon were also listed."
"I've just been informed that Mexican security forces have killed El Mencho, one of the bloodiest and most ruthless drug kingpins. This is a great development for Mexico, the US, Latin America, and the world. The good guys are stronger than the bad guys./Los buenos somos mas que Christopher Landau (@DeputySecState) February 22, 2026"
"In the wake of the killing, chaos erupted on the ground with video shared on social media showing travelers and airport workers running for cover at Guadalajara International Airport amid reports of violence linked to the cartel. The unrest was reported to be in response to Oseguera Cervantes's death, which Mexican authorities said also resulted in the deaths of at least six other cartel members."
Mexican security forces killed Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, during an operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco. The operation reportedly also killed at least six other cartel members. The U.S. Embassy warned U.S. citizens to shelter in place in Jalisco, Tamaulipas and parts of Michoacan, Guerrero and Nuevo Leon because of ongoing security operations, road blockages and criminal activity. Videos showed chaos at Guadalajara International Airport with travelers and workers running for cover amid violence linked to the cartel. The alert remains as unrest continues ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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