US tourists stranded after Mexico drug lord's killing sparks wave of violence

[SunSeeker]

Source: CNN

The US State Department urged American nationals in parts of Mexico to “seek shelter and remain in residences or hotels.” Other tourists were stranded after several US carriers suspended flights to Puerto Vallarta.The killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes triggered unrest in 20 of Mexico’s 32 states, with suspected gang members torching buses and businesses, blocking roads and clashing with security forces.

Mexico’s Security Cabinet said 252 blockades were reported in states right across the country, and included what it called “localized incidents and isolated blockades.”

Oseguera died on the way to hospital after being wounded during a Mexican military operation targeting him in Tapalpa in the western state of Jalisco, the power base of his Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

The military operation triggered a series of violent events across the state of Jalisco. Guadalajara, the state capital and Mexico’s second-largest city, was almost completely shut down on Sunday, the Associated Press reported.



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/mexico-el-mencho-killed-travel-chaos-02-23-26-intl-hnk

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While panicked Americans are stranded sheltering in place in Mexico, Kash Patel is partying with our hockey team in Milan with our tax money. So much for keeping Americans safe!

[AZJonnie]

1. I have close relatives on a Mexico cruise that was heading to Puerto Vallarta as next stop tomorrow

They're fine, and they're not heading there anymore of course.

Scary stuff going on down there! Hope everyone (innocent) somehow stays safe!

[SunSeeker]

2. The pictures ftom Puerta Vallarta are horrific, with columns of smoke rising across the city.

My son was going to go to Mexico for his college spring break. He's staying in the US now.

[mnhtnbb]

9. I have friends who left Puerto Vallarta

the day before all hell broke loose. They were traveling with friends who stayed another day, and are now stuck sheltering in their hotel.

[raccoon]

3. I wonder where the demand for all these drugs is coming from? :sarcasm:

Couldn't be the USA, could it?

[SunSeeker]

10. Yeah, same place the cartels are getting their AR-15s. nt

[Javaman]

4. my next door neighbors are in Mexico City at the moment. nt

[SunSeeker]

7. Western Mexico is hardest hit. Mexico City should be ok, but who knows. nt

[Dr. T]

5. I'm a little confused. It sounds to me like

the Mexican government killed the kingpin of a major drug cartel. Cartel members took exception to this. The cartel has enough military might to take control over parts of Mexico.

Do I have that right?

[SunSeeker]

6. That's it in a nutshell. nt

[sdfernando]

8. Yes, thanks to the U.S.

Vast amounts of firearms are illegally supplied to Mexico from the U.S. President Sheinbaum even had to point this out to the demented orange hellbeast.

[róisín_dubh]

11. And when the government goes after top guys...

there's then a scramble to take power.

Things won't be settled there for quite awhile. I was meant to go to a conference in April in another part of the country, but my partner has put the kibosh on that (he has cancer and doesn't need to be stressed out about my being 6000 miles away in a possible war zone).