Thugs created a crater on the bridge at Estancia de Landeros on Highway 544 in Jalisco and dug a trench on the Apatzingán-Buenavista highway in La Eréndira, Michoacán, blocking access to Puerto Vallarta and halting traffic in the 59 minutes through 7:45 PM UTC on February 23, 2026, according to X posts by Eco1_LVM and CarolinaGomezA. The U.S. Embassy issued Security Alert Update 4, removing Quintana Roo from its alert while urging shelter-in-place in Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Ciudad Guzman in Jalisco, and other areas including Michoacán until blockades clear, as posted by TravelGov and SQCSTVRadio. Flights to Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, and Manzanillo remain canceled at Mexico City International Airport, affecting over 250 flights since Sunday following El Mencho's death, per AztecaNoticias citing AICM_mx. Blockades continued for a second day on the highway to Tequila between Amatitán and El Arenal in Jalisco, with a vehicle fire reported near Tres Mujeres distillery at 10:38 AM, according to GildoGarzaMx, Trafico_ZMG, and TVAztecaJalisco. These disruptions follow federal forces' raid killing CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, in Tapalpa, Jalisco, with monitoring of his partner Guadalupe Moreno Carrillo key to tracking him since their 2022 meeting, as reported by MegaurbeMx. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office updated travel advice for Mexico to note security incidents in tourist areas including Quintana Roo and Oaxaca, per FCDOtravelGovUK. No home break-ins reported recently in areas like Tesistán, Jalisco, according to local resident victorsandon on X. These events build on prior vehicle burnings and gridlock on Federal Highway 15D reported through 6:45 PM UTC.
