Puerto Vallarta municipal police detained 12 people, including minors, for looting convenience stores in various neighborhoods during a coordinated operation announced between 7:15 AM and 8:15 AM UTC on February 23, 2026, according to Public Safety of Puerto Vallarta via CarolinaGomezA on X. This follows the killing of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, in a Mexican military raid with U.S. intelligence support. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the U.S. provided intelligence support for the operation that killed El Mencho, with three additional CJNG members killed, three wounded, and two arrested, as stated via StatWatch25 on X during the reporting window. Guatemala’s Ministry of National Defense announced reinforcements along the Mexico border in constant contact with Mexican military, per the same source. Reuters reported vehicles burning in several Mexican cities following El Mencho's death. Guadalajara Police detained one suspect for robbery at a creamery on Felipe Ángeles Street and República Avenue in Blanco y Cuéllar neighborhood after motion alarms triggered, with another escaping, according to GNocturnaMX on X in the 59-minute window. A motorcycle caravan with suspected weapons was captured near Patio Tlalpan in Mexico City, per GildoGarzaMx on X. In Querétaro, a vehicle burned near La Obrera neighborhood on February 22 at 11:00 PM, with authorities responding, and a large-scale police operation deployed along Constituyentes Avenue in Corregidora toward Santa Bárbara early February 23, as reported by Red365N on X. Vehicle fires occurred in Real del Bosque neighborhood, Tecomán, Colima, per GNocturnaMX. Initial reports indicated CJNG gunmen ambushed Michoacán Civil Guard state police, with additional clash footage from Santa Fe de la Laguna, via StatWatch25 on X. These events continue prior looting patterns in Jalisco, including six arrests at a burnt Oxxo in Zapopan and prevented attempts in Tlajomulco reported earlier February 23, according to previous reports citing JaliscoRojo_ and GNocturnaMX on X, amid ongoing Mexican Army operations against CJNG.
