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Mexican resort town, airport under siege after army kills major Jalisco New Generation cartel leader
New York Post ^ | Feb. 22, 2026 | Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

Posted on 02/22/2026 3:06:05 PM PST by nickcarraway

A major Mexican resort town was under siege on Sunday and an airport was reportedly attacked as the leader of the brutal Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed by the army on Sunday.

Tourists in Puerto Vallarta were warned to stay indoors as narco gangs lashed out following the death of drug kingpin Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the powerful boss of the violent crime outfit.

The US State Department urged Americans to shelter in place, and some American tourists have reported being trapped in the region.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cartel; mexico; war

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1 posted on 02/22/2026 3:06:05 PM PST by nickcarraway
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2 posted on 02/22/2026 3:09:50 PM PST by janetjanet998 (Please don’t use google products, especially YouTube )
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To: nickcarraway

The U.S. military needs to strike these cartels without mercy.

They can be wiped off the face of the Earth.

Our military knows where these people are concentrated and can burn them alive.


3 posted on 02/22/2026 3:41:03 PM PST by Gnome1949
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To: Gnome1949

Pronto.


4 posted on 02/22/2026 3:49:46 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: nickcarraway

Oscar Blue Ramirez is the best source but he’s in the thick of it and has his name on the cartel hit list. I can’t find anything recent from him.

https://www.facebook.com/OscarElBlue/


5 posted on 02/22/2026 3:56:01 PM PST by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: Gnome1949

The problem is the cartel operates all over mexico. They can’t get them all by hitting just their compounds. I would assume they’re here, as well.


6 posted on 02/22/2026 3:56:11 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Gnome1949

Enh. Just put a tariff on all the cocaine they smuggle in. That’ll learn ‘em.


7 posted on 02/22/2026 3:56:55 PM PST by Eleutheria5 ("America can be summed up in one word: Asmpfutehehepfpfutehe")
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To: Gnome1949

“The U.S. military needs to strike these cartels without mercy.”

You know what else would show no mercy? Walking in and taking over the US banks that serve their accounts. And full on sanctions against offshore banks that serve them.
It’s super fun to do the splashy Blackhawks, bombs and commando approach. But DC will have no stomach to go after the Epstein class bankers that enjoy managing and moving the cartel billions.


8 posted on 02/22/2026 4:01:49 PM PST by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: Gnome1949

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum finally made a statement:
“President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government was responding to the unrest, stressing that in the “vast majority of the national territory, activities are proceeding with complete normality”.
“There is absolute coordination with the governments of all states; we must remain informed and calm,” Sheinbaum wrote on X.”
According to The New York Times, the violence erupted in at least five Mexican states, and the Spanish newspaper El Pais also reported “blockades” in central Mexico.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/22/mexico-announces-killing-of-drug-cartel-kingpin-el-mencho


9 posted on 02/22/2026 4:03:48 PM PST by doc maverick
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To: nickcarraway

Too bad Mexico isn’t a threat to Israel.
We could then justify rebuilding Mexico.
In the end it would save the US trillions of dollars


10 posted on 02/22/2026 4:11:21 PM PST by NoLibZone (Trump needs to require all democrats in office to re take their oath to the US Constitution.)
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To: nickcarraway

Sitting it out here in Mexico about 45 minutes from Puerto Vallarta. All is calm where I am, but most businesses are closed. The roads in and out are closed as well. Hoping to fly out of PV in a few days, but we’ll see what happens.


11 posted on 02/22/2026 4:12:33 PM PST by con-surf-ative
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To: con-surf-ative

Mercy
Stay safe!


12 posted on 02/22/2026 4:15:04 PM PST by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: con-surf-ative

Prayers up for safety and luck.

Keep us posted.


13 posted on 02/22/2026 4:25:56 PM PST by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: Flaming Conservative

The Cartels operations are worldwide.


14 posted on 02/22/2026 4:27:22 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: con-surf-ative

I hope everything goes OK for you, punch up this movie if you can, it is a very good movie and might give you tips.

No Escape
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1781922/


15 posted on 02/22/2026 4:27:47 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: nickcarraway

I guess this isn’t as big a deal as we are making it.

The news cartel really ain’t discussing this.....


16 posted on 02/22/2026 4:33:30 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Jane Long

Thanks for the prayers! We have owned our place here for 26 years, and usually drive here.

I tell folks that all the news stories about about craziness in Mexico are nothing new, but in the past we just didn’t hear about it on the internet. However, this time it feels different.

I have been persuaded not to risk the drive home this time, so we’ll leave the vehicle here and come back for it after things calm down. But I will post any updates from here over the next few days.


17 posted on 02/22/2026 4:43:09 PM PST by con-surf-ative
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To: Gnome1949

Agreed. Maybe now the idiot and complicit Mexican government will green light it.


18 posted on 02/22/2026 4:47:41 PM PST by vpintheak (The left is violence.)
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To: con-surf-ative

Prayers. Stay safe.


19 posted on 02/22/2026 5:10:24 PM PST by jmacusa ( Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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To: NoLibZone

Damn Zachary Taylor to hell.

He and his army in were in Mexico City, had the Mexican Army beaten, could annexed the country but no.

‘’Old Rough And Ready’’ turned around and left.


20 posted on 02/22/2026 5:13:29 PM PST by jmacusa ( Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
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