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Photos show burned-out cars, empty streets, and airport chaos: in Mexico after a major cartel leader was killed
Vehicles were set alight in Puerto Vallarta as violence broke out following the killing of cartel leader "El Mencho."@morelifediares via Instagram/Yo/ReutersViolence broke out across Mexico on Sunday after a top cartel leader was killed.Photos show burned-out buses, roadblocks, and a heavy Mexican military presence on the streets.The US warned its citizens in Mexico to shelter in place.Popular tourist sites in Mexico were caught up in a wave of violence on Sunday following a security operation that killed a powerful drug lord.Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, an organized criminal group, set fire to businesses and torched vehicles across the country in retaliation for the death of their leader, Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes.The violence was heaviest in Jalisco, the home of the cartel and the state where "El Mencho" was killed, but the Mexican Security Cabinet said it had set up more than 250 roadblocks across 20 Mexican states on Sunday.Amid the wave of violence, the US urged its citizens in Mexico to shelter in place on Sunday evening.The violence has caused ongoing travel disruption, and most domestic and international flights in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta were canceled on Sunday.Keep scrolling to see photos of the aftermath of the violence across several parts of the country.Firefighters work to extinguish flames on a torched bus in Puerto VallartaFirefighters work to extinguish flames on buses set. on fire by members of organized crime following a military operation in which Mexican officials said cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, "El Mencho," was killed, at a tourist area, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, February 22, 2026Stringer/ReutersSmoke billows from burning vehicles blocking a highway in Puerto VallartaSmoke billows from burning vehicles in Puerto Vallarta on Sunday.@morelifediares via Instagram/Youtube/@morelifediares via REUTERSSmoke rising over Puerto Vallarta in the state of Jalisco, where "El Mencho" was killed in custodyA general view over Puerto Vallarta as smoke rises.@morelifediares via Instagram/Youtube/via REUTERSTourists watch a column of smoke in Puerto VallartaTourists watch a column of smoke after members of organized crime carried out roadblocks and burned down some businesses following a military operationStringer/ReutersPassengers wait in line at Guadalajara International Airport on SundayPassengers wait in line at Guadalajara International Airport following flight suspensions and lack of transport in Tlajomulco, Jalisco State, Mexico, on February 22, 2026.Ulises Ruiz / AFP via Getty ImagesPeople sat in crowded halls waiting for news of their flightsUlises Ruiz / AFP via Getty ImagesMilitary personnel stood on guard outside Guadalajara airport on SundayMilitary personnel stand on guard outside Guadalajara airport.Ulises Ruiz / AFP via Getty ImagesA burned-out store targeted during the wave of retaliatory violence in Zapopan, a town in central JaliscoA general view of a burnt and closed entrance of a store on February 22, 2026 in Zapopan, Mexico. Road blockades and vehicle burnings have been reported in several parts of Mexico since early morning. The Secretariat of National Defense of Mexico has confirmed that during a security operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho' leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed, along with four other membersCarlos Zepeda/Getty ImagesAn empty street in Zapopan. The government of Jalisco declared a code red on Sunday and suspended public transportAn empty street after a wave of blockades and attacks on businesses by members of organized crime following a military operation in which Mexican officials said cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera, "El Mencho," was killed, at a tourist area,. in Zapopan, Mexico, February 22, 2026.Gabriel Trujillo/REUTERSBurned cars and trucks on a highway in JaliscoBurned cars and trucks, allegedly set on fire by organised crime groups in response to the operation to arrest a high-priority security target, on a highway near Acatlan de Juarez, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 22, 2026. The Mexican army announced that it had killed powerful drug lord Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera in an operation that sparked a wave of violence in various parts of the country on February 22, 2026. Gunmen retaliating for the raid blocked more than 20 roads in western Jalisco state, which includes Tapalpa, with burning cars and trucks. The violence spread to other states as well.Ulises RUIZ / AFP via Getty ImagesThe Mexican National Guard stationed outside the Attorney General's office in Mexico CityMembers of the special units of the National Guard and the Secretaria de Seguridad Ciudadana stand guard in front of the Fiscalia General de la Republica, where the investigation into the operation in which Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes,Félix Márquez/picture alliance via Getty ImagesTourists leave the port area after boat services were cancelled in Acapulco, another popular tourist destination in MexicoTourists leave the port area after boat services were cancelled in Acapulco, Mexico on February 22, 2026, after a wave of violence in various parts of the country.Francisco ROBLES / AFP via Getty ImagesMembers of the Mexican National Guard walk past people while on patrol in Acapulco on SundayMembers of the National Guard walk past people while on patrol, after authorities reinforced security following roadblocks and arson attacks carried out by organised crime in several states, in the aftermath of a military operation in which a government source said Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho," was killed in Jalisco state, in Acapulco, Mexico,Henry Romero/ReutersMexican soldiers walk past a torched bus in AcapulcoSoldiers walk past a bus torched by unknown assailants, following roadblocks and arson attacks carried out by members of organized crime in several states after a military operation in which a government source said Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho," was killed in Jalisco state, in Acapulco, Mexico,Javier Verdin/ReutersRead the original article on Business Insider
