GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — 25 Mexican National Guard troops killed in Jalisco after cartel leader’s capture, official says. Flights are resuming, but the U.S. State Department is still telling American citizens in five Mexican states to "shelter in place."

The detention and killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, sparked a wave of violence in over 20 states with 252 violent events. But one of the first sparks,

By Leila Miller Feb 22 (Reuters) - Following a federal security operation, multiple vehicles were set on fire throughout the state of Jalisco, governor Pablo Lemus Navarro wrote on X on Sunday afternoon.

The head has finally been cut off the snake and Americans would be forgiven for thinking peace is set to follow.

Smoke filled the sky above the swanky beach town of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, as shops and cars were set ablaze by cartel members after the government killed a major drug kingpin Sunday, leaving tourists and residents cowering in fear.

Álvarez González and his network of shell companies flourished between 2018 and 2024, during the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. During that period, he established 45% of the companies he allegedly used to launder money for the Jalisco cartel.

It sounds like it's "business as usual" at the moment for the UFC.

"El Mencho," the powerful drug lord the Mexican army killed in a daring raid Sunday, had created what security experts say was one of the most advanced security operations devised to protect a cartel boss.