US EditionMexico Hunts 23 Inmates Sprung From Jail During Wave of Violence
Following the capture and death of CJNG leader El Mencho, over 70 people died and 23 inmates escaped during coordinated violence across Jalisco, officials said.
- Armed men rammed a prison gate in Puerto Vallarta on Sunday, allowing 23 escaped inmates amid coordinated attacks across 19 states blamed on the Jalisco New Generation cartel .
- The unrest followed the capture of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as `El Mencho`, who Mexico's defence minister said was located by following one of his `romantic partners` and died shortly after capture.
- Tourists and local residents were urged to shelter indoors as black plumes of smoke over Puerto Vallarta rose, airlines paused flights, and at least two major cruise lines skipped stops.
- Most blockades were cleared by Monday while attacks persisted in Michoacán, and Juan Pablo Hernández said authorities are coordinating with other states to capture fugitives.
- The CJNG under El Mencho grew into a transnational organisation, expanding from Jalisco into many Mexican states while a $15m reward was offered for his capture by the Trump administration.
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Tens Of Inmates Escaped From Puerto Vallarta Prison Following 'El Mencho's' Killing
As reported by Mexican media, the escape occurred Feb. 22, the same day as the operation to capture El Mencho when armed groups stormed the prison and rammed the main gate with a vehicle.
‘Paradise in flames’: Flights cancelled, streets torched in Puerto Vallarta after killing of Mexican cartel boss ‘El Mencho’
PUERTO VALLARTA (Mexico), Feb 25 — Known as a sunny tourist paradise, parts of the coastal city of Puerto Vallarta seem more like the set of a war film in the aftermath of violent chaos spurred by the capture and death of Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord.Dozens of incinerated vehicles lined the streets and some vandalised stores were empty Tuesday, with stunned residents and tourists still in disbelief.“It feels like we’re in a war-zone,” Javier P…
As Violence Recedes, Mexico Hunts Escaped Inmates
Mexico's top cartel boss is dead, dozens are dead with him, and now 23 inmates are on the run. Authorities in the Pacific resort city of Puerto Vallarta are hunting prisoners who bolted from a local jail Sunday after armed men rammed a gate amid a coordinated burst of violence...
In the midst of the federal operation against the CJNG and the violent reaction of its assassins, 23 inmates of the Puerto Vallarta prison fled on Sunday. This coastal destination resented various acts of violence after Nemesio Oseguera's arrest and death operation, "El Mencho." Jalisco's Secretary of Security, Juan Pablo Hernández, confirmed that the prisoners fled the Integral Center of Regional Justice (Ceinjure) in the middle of a riot that …
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