DEVELOPING: CJNG members set vehicles ablaze in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, and attacked Banco del Bienestar branches in Poncitlán (20.38078, -102.93631) and Ocotlán (20.34388, -102.76510), Jalisco, while Mexican army armored vehicles patrolled Guadalajara streets amid ongoing clashes between 8:45 PM and 9:15 PM UTC on February 22, 2026, according to monicagarzag, FaytuksNetwork, and visionergeo on X. Smoke rose and possible gunfire sounded at a busy Guadalajara intersection (20.716392° N, 103.319478° W), as captured by FaytuksNetwork on X, while a Mexican military helicopter fired on CJNG narcos in Jalisco, per Adenike37692313 on X. Additional vehicle fires erupted in Álamo, Nogales, Fortín, and the Córdoba-Orizaba area of Veracruz, as reported by Eco1_LVM on X. Delta faction CJNG messages vowed war to avenge El Mencho's death earlier today, according to NewsShinra on X. Mexican army armored vehicles patrolled Guadalajara amid clashes with CJNG mercenaries, per visionergeo on X. A cartel roadblock appeared on the Bochil-Jitotol highway in Chiapas, as stated by visionergeo on X. Canadian news YEGWAVE shared footage of Edmontonians sheltering in a Puerto Vallarta hotel amid reports of the cartel taking the city hostage, via AZ_Intel_ on X. U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen advised American travelers in Mexico to shelter in place, per his X post. A fire started by someone with a gas can at a restaurant was quickly extinguished with no evacuation, as posted by BrianForNJ on X. Residents near McAllen, Texas, bordering Reynosa, called for travel warnings, according to TheNews4Dummies on X citing krassenstein. These incidents continue CJNG retaliation for the confirmed death of leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, in a Tapalpa, Jalisco operation earlier today, as stated by the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense, building on prior window reports of vehicle fires, ambushes, and blockades across multiple states.
