JUST IN: 🇲🇽 Mexcio's CJNG cartel says they will target anyone found on the streets and tells all residents of Guadalajara to stay home.

 

JUST IN: 🇲🇽 Mexcio's CJNG cartel says they will target anyone found on the streets and tells all residents of Guadalajara to stay home. pic.twitter.com/JZ5c6MLAzB

— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) February 22, 2026

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 you're referring to (from earlier today, February 22, 2026) reports on a major development in Mexico: the Mexican military killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as "El Mencho", the longtime leader and founder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), during an operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco.This has been confirmed by multiple reliable sources, including government officials speaking to outlets like Reuters, AP, PBS, NPR, The New York Times, CNN, and others. It happened earlier today in a federal military operation, and it's being described as one of the biggest blows to Mexican organized crime in recent years—El Mencho had a $15 million U.S. reward on his head and led what many consider Mexico's most powerful and violent cartel.Immediate aftermath and violence:CJNG appears to have activated pre-planned retaliation protocols, leading to widespread chaos across several states (mainly Jalisco, but reports also mention Michoacán, Guanajuato, Colima, Nayarit, and even tourist areas like Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and Cozumel).

Actions include road blockades, burning vehicles (buses, trucks, etc.), arson on businesses, armed confrontations, and attacks on security forces (e.g., explosives used on a National Guard base in San Juan de los Lagos).

Significant panic and incidents reported at/near Guadalajara International Airport (people running in fear, possible gunfire nearby, disrupted access routes) and in Puerto Vallarta (smoke plumes, gunfire, shelter-in-place warnings).

Air Canada and other airlines suspended flights to Puerto Vallarta due to the security situation.

Authorities in Jalisco activated "Código Rojo" emergency protocols, and the governor urged residents to stay home.

An alleged cartel message (circulating online, attributed to CJNG) warned Guadalajara residents to stay indoors or face consequences, which added to public fear.

Mexican forces reportedly seized high-end weapons from CJNG during the operation, including rocket launchers capable of downing aircraft.

The situation is still developing and very fluid as of right now (late evening on February 22, 2026). Many analysts expect more violence in the short term due to the power vacuum and potential splintering/fighting over succession inside CJNG.The original @BRICSinfo

 thread and related posts include photos and videos showing armed masked figures (likely cartel propaganda), burning vehicles, airport chaos, and related scenes—though some circulating clips have been noted as potentially edited or exaggerated in places (e.g., game footage mixed in), the core events (killings, retaliatory burnings, blockades) are widely corroborated by mainstream reporting and official statements.Stay safe if you're in the affected areas, and follow local authorities or trusted news for real-time updates.