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.

[raccoon]

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

Couldn't be the USA, could it?