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Terrifying way ultra-rich Americans were smuggled out of cartel hell
NY Post ^ | February 25, 2026 | James Grant

Posted on 02/27/2026 6:39:12 AM PST by Twotone

Ultra-rich Americans were forced to flee by boat when one of Mexico’s top tourist destinations turned into a cartel hellscape following the killing of a murderous drug kingpin.

Wealthy vacationers escaped Puerto Vallarta via the ocean when its airport shut down and narco-terrorists set up roadblocks across the state of Jalisco this week.

An insider told The California Post that people were hiring well-armed mercenaries or security teams to smuggle them to the port, where they chartered vessels up to Cabos before flying back to the US.

Mexico descended into a war zone when special forces killed cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes in an early morning raid Sunday.

The bustling tourist hotspot of Puerto Vallarta became the epicenter of the violence, with cars burned in the streets and visitors locked down in their hotels.

A source with deep knowledge of security personnel and contractors operating in the country revealed it is a booming business there and was spurred into action this week.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afraidofboats; afraidofwater; cartels; mexico; omgtheocean; puertovallarta; terrifiedofwater; war

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1 posted on 02/27/2026 6:39:12 AM PST by Twotone
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To: Twotone

I am by no means anti-rich, just that these people are typically libs and it is their horrible views and desires that have led to so much destruction, then they go vacation away in secluded, well protected spots.

Really hard to find a care to give here.


2 posted on 02/27/2026 6:41:50 AM PST by Skwor
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To: Twotone

It’s certainly not the old Puerto Vallarta I once knew and loved!

I guess there’s more money in drug running than in Tourism, Huh?

Too bad their current President is in the pocket of the Cartels. What’s the over/under on her personal survival?

What a mess.


3 posted on 02/27/2026 6:43:58 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Twotone

Whether it is food, entertainment, beach, spa or landscape, there is nothing in Mexico that you can’t get better, safer, and cleaner in New Mexico, Texas or California, just costing a little more. Except, of course, for Juan’s underage sister and the alcohol and drugs they will serve your underage daughter. .


4 posted on 02/27/2026 6:49:34 AM PST by anton
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To: Twotone

I don’t care about them. The Mexicans are all now living in America after complaining about what a dump with an evil government Mexico was. Everyone in Mexico is poor and lives in mud huts according to the demonRATS and they need ASSylum in America with the evil white supremacist gringos.


5 posted on 02/27/2026 6:53:45 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The Supreme Court Sucks. Time for the old dinosaur to go along with the U.N. and NATO.)
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To: Twotone
I expect a lot of those home restoration shows are pulling episodes that highlight houses in Mexican vacation areas.

Open patios and sliding doors don't offer much cover from gun fire.

6 posted on 02/27/2026 6:55:57 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: anton
Whether it is ... beach, ... there is nothing in Mexico that you can’t get ... in New Mexico

Wait, what?

7 posted on 02/27/2026 7:01:54 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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To: Twotone

“An insider told The California Post that people were hiring well-armed mercenaries or security teams to smuggle them to the port, where they chartered vessels up to Cabos before flying back to the US.”

That’s a great idea. Hire armed mercs to put you in small boats going to Cabo. It’s not like F-18s are out looking for just that very thing for a target or anything.
More often than you’d think, rich people are blithering idiots in everything except what got them their money.
Beyond that, a speedboat headed north along the Mexican coast, or trusting hired gunmen makes perfect sense to them.


8 posted on 02/27/2026 7:04:23 AM PST by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Hope PV isn’t going the route of Acapulco. The 60s were better in every way.


9 posted on 02/27/2026 7:05:53 AM PST by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: Twotone

What’s so terrifying about getting on a boat?


10 posted on 02/27/2026 7:08:29 AM PST by Track9 (Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)
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To: Jeff Chandler
Thank you for demonstrating how Big Media lies with ellipses ...

Whether it is food, entertainment, beach, spa or landscape, there is nothing in Mexico that you can’t get better, safer, and cleaner in New Mexico, Texas or California,

11 posted on 02/27/2026 7:09:29 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Jeff Chandler

NM has plenty of white sand beaches. Just no ocean.


12 posted on 02/27/2026 7:27:58 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Jewbacca

Good to see you, hope all is well.


13 posted on 02/27/2026 7:34:29 AM PST by null and void (Limited information leads to unlimited speculation.)
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To: All

To me, the key takeaway from the article was this sentence:

“The cartels are not just the guys on back of trucks, they’re also in the police and the military working directly for them.”

There’s no way the Mexican govt can win in a fight like that.


14 posted on 02/27/2026 7:36:51 AM PST by MplsSteve
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To: Twotone

It appears that the bottom line is about enslaving people everywhere while protecting their elite masters. Turn to God and serve Him.


15 posted on 02/27/2026 7:36:57 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Twotone

WHY, would anyone with money go to such a low rent place as mesico? There are so many other much better and safer places someone with money can go.


16 posted on 02/27/2026 7:37:50 AM PST by Sequoyah101
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To: null and void

All is well. Here for some training and heading home shortly.


17 posted on 02/27/2026 7:48:55 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Twotone

Mostly liberals, or worse, Canadians.

No sympathy. Yah made yer bed when you chose to give money to an obvious narco state. Deal with it.


18 posted on 02/27/2026 8:22:10 AM PST by bobbo666
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To: Twotone

I’m not uber rich but that is what I would have done.
Its not hard to find someone in Mexico with a boat willing to make quick cash.


19 posted on 02/27/2026 8:23:22 AM PST by Zathras
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To: Jeff Chandler

If you wnt the beach, its Texas. If you want the food its New Mexico, if you want the spa its CA.


20 posted on 02/27/2026 8:27:57 AM PST by anton
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