Mexico says Jalisco security situation 'stabilized,' flights resuming after Americans stranded

The Mexican authorities said the information concern successful the occidental authorities of Jalisco has "stabilized" aft an detonation of cartel-linked unit pursuing the decease of kingpin Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known arsenic "El Mencho."

The Embassy of Mexico successful the United States said national and authorities authorities were moving to normalize conditions aft the unrest, reopening transit corridors and restoring nationalist services pursuing targeted operations.

The update comes arsenic the State Department's question advisory for Mexico remains successful effect astatine a heightened level of caution, portion formation cancellations and proscription disruptions stranded immoderate travelers successful fashionable destinations specified arsenic Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. Hundreds of Americans stay stranded successful Mexico pursuing the violence.

"The information concern has present stabilized pursuing targeted operations successful Jalisco," the embassy said successful a station connected X. "Federal and authorities authorities are proceeding to reopen transit corridors and reconstruct nationalist services smoothly."

Tourists locomotion past a burned store successful Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico, Tuesday, aft cartel-linked unit erupted pursuing the decease of Jalisco New Generation cartel person Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes. (Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images)

The embassy said hose operations were returning to mean and that planetary carriers were resuming flights. Puerto Vallarta International Airport has reopened to home traffic, according to the statement.

"If traveling done Jalisco, immoderate section information measures stay successful place, portion authorities are restoring airdrome operations to afloat capacity," the embassy added.

Officials said they were coordinating with planetary partners "to guarantee information and stableness astatine each transit hubs and tourer destinations."

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A autobus burns connected a main avenue successful Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, Sunday, aft it was acceptable connected occurrence by organized transgression groups successful effect to a national cognition targeting a high-priority information suspect. (Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images)

The connection described the cognition arsenic portion of "a broader nationalist effort that has produced a sustained alteration successful unit crossed Mexico successful caller months."

According to the State Department’s authoritative website, Mexico is presently nether a Level 2 "Exercise Increased Caution" question advisory owed to risks including transgression and kidnapping. The advisory notes that convulsive transgression and organized transgression enactment stay concerns for U.S. citizens traveling successful the country.

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Certain Mexican states transportation higher hazard levels, with immoderate areas classified arsenic Level 3 "Reconsider Travel" oregon Level 4 "Do Not Travel," depending connected section conditions. Jalisco — wherever the caller unit occurred — has antecedently been listed among states with elevated advisory levels, though the State Department notes that hazard tin alteration by region.

The advisory urges U.S. citizens to instrumentality precautions akin to those required of U.S. authorities employees, including avoiding intercity question astatine night, utilizing regulated proscription services and remaining alert that exigency services whitethorn beryllium constricted successful immoderate areas.

The State Department said it had received hundreds of calls connected its 24/7 situation hotline arsenic Americans sought assistance pursuing the violence.

A antheral stands defender adjacent a burning autobus connected 1 of the main avenues aft it was acceptable connected fire, Sunday, by a cartel radical successful Zapopan, authorities of Jalisco, Mexico. (Ulises Ruiz / AFP via Getty Images)

Mexican authorities said Oseguera Cervantes was killed Sunday during an cognition aided by U.S. intelligence. 

The cartel responded by mounting vehicles connected occurrence and erecting roadblocks passim Guadalajara, the authorities capital. The city’s planetary airdrome operated astatine constricted capableness arsenic unit gripped the area.

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The U.S. State Department had antecedently offered up to $15 cardinal for accusation starring to his apprehension oregon conviction, describing him arsenic "one of the astir wanted fugitives successful Mexico."

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