Vandals broke windows and set fire to the SAT tax agency offices in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, in the past 30 minutes through 4:45 PM UTC on February 23, 2026, according to an X post by CarolinaGomezA citing local reports. This incident occurred amid ongoing CJNG-related violence following the arrest of leader El Mencho. The attack on the SAT offices follows reports of continued highway disruptions, including a current update on Kilometer 15 of the Chapala highway shared by zona3noticias on X at approximately 4:30 PM UTC. These developments build on President Claudia Sheinbaum's 4:00 PM UTC praise for security forces' arrest of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, as referenced by López Dóriga on X during the prior reporting window. Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus stated during a State Security Meeting that permanent coordination with federal authorities is underway, as posted on X earlier. Ongoing closures persist on the Tepic-Guadalajara highway near El Refugio and the Tala-Guadalajara road due to burnt buses, per Trafico_ZMG and smoothpelican25 geolocated reports from the previous period.
