Military operation in opposition to cartel: Mexico’s president after drug lord’s dying: “Keep calm” | EUROtoday

Given the wave of violence in… Mexico After the killing of a robust drug lord by the navy, President Claudia Sheinbaum calls on the inhabitants to settle down. “We have to stay informed and stay calm,” she wrote on Platform X. The safety forces had been on heightened alert. Gang members set hearth to vehicles, banks, gasoline stations and shops in a number of states. Several embassies referred to as on their residents to hunt security.

Cartel chief Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also called “El Mencho,” died of his accidents on Sunday after a navy operation to arrest him within the western state of Jalisco. The 59-year-old was the chief of the extraordinarily violent drug cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG; in German “Jalisco New Generation”).

The US embassy and diplomatic missions in different international locations referred to as on their residents in Mexico to be extra vigilant. Among different issues, there have been warnings about acts of violence within the in style Caribbean vacation locations of Cancún, Cozumel and Tulum. The German embassy warned on the platform Xthat there are “unrest, roadblocks and arson in various parts of the country”. Anyone who’s in a secure place equivalent to a resort ought to keep there till additional discover and keep away from non-essential journeys. “Do not attempt to resist or flee during roadblocks,” the embassy continued.

The venue for this 12 months’s World Cup was additionally affected

For security causes, airways canceled or rerouted flights, together with routes to Puerto Vallarta, a vacationer metropolis on the Pacific coast that was additionally hit by the wave of violence. Incidents additionally occurred within the metropolis of Guadalajara, which is one in all three Mexican host cities for the 2026 World Cup. Mexico is organizing the event from June along with the USA and Canada.

According to the Ministry of Defense, seven gang members had been killed within the navy operation in opposition to “El Mencho”, together with the drug lord. He died from his accidents whereas being flown to Mexico City. Three troopers had been subsequently injured.

As a end result, roads in states equivalent to Jalisco, Michoacán and Guanajuato had been blocked by burning automobiles. National Guard bases had been additionally attacked, native media reported. There are mentioned to have been deaths and accidents.

A state is canceling college as a precautionary measure

In the state of Michoacán, the birthplace of “El Mencho”, courses in faculties and different academic establishments shall be canceled immediately, as Governor Alfredo Ramírez introduced.

Even after the arrest of infamous drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, chief of the Sinaloa Cartel, in 2016, comparable incidents of violence didn’t happen in Mexico. “El Chapo” is at present serving a life sentence within the USA.

The US authorities has labeled the “El Mencho” drug cartel as a overseas terrorist group and supplied a reward of 15 million US {dollars} (round 12.7 million euros) for its seize. The ex-police officer has led the CJNG, which he based, since 2011. The group is taken into account probably the most widespread in Mexico cartel.

According to the Mexican Ministry of Defense, the US authorities contributed data to the operation in opposition to “El Mencho” on Sunday as a part of bilateral cooperation.

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