Autlán de Navarro city council in Jalisco directed residents to remain home on February 24, 2026, suspending classes, local government operations, and shopping mall activities due to ongoing narco blockades and fires reported tonight, as stated by council member Doris Gomora on X at approximately 4:20 AM UTC. DEVELOPING: Additional blockades emerged at the Autlán-El Grullo bridge and in El Aguacate between Cihuatlán and Melaque during the 29-minute window through 4:45 AM UTC. Doris Gomora's X post specified the shelter-in-place order for tomorrow in response to blockades and fires by narco groups in Autlán, building on earlier incidents including highway closures on the Autlán de Navarro-Unión de Tula road around 7:00 PM February 23, per prior GNocturnaMX reports. JJDiazMachuca reported a vehicle fire blocking the Autlán-El Grullo bridge, while AlertaGDL documented a narco-blockade in El Aguacate, urging military intervention from a local garrison. These developments follow Jalisco authorities' February 24 announcement via lider919 to resume in-person classes on February 25 and lift the Red Code alert, contrasting with Autlán's localized suspensions. The violence aligns with CJNG activities after leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, was killed in a Tapalpa raid on February 23, confirmed by President Claudia Sheinbaum and Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla. Prior reports noted fires in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga and other Guadalajara metro areas through 4:15 AM UTC, per Trafico_ZMG and GNocturnaMX, alongside U.S. Embassy alerts for shelter-in-place in Jalisco due to road blockades on February 23.
