A National Guard convoy escorted a forensic ambulance from the FGR at AICM to the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime on Paseo de la Reforma in Cuauhtémoc borough, Mexico City, between 11:15 PM and 11:45 PM UTC on February 22, 2026, as reported by El Universal citing video from JCWilliams54 on X. The Trump Administration issued a safety reminder for U.S. citizens in Mexico to enroll in STEP and follow security updates, according to AsstSecStateCA on X. Lopez Doriga confirmed on X that the Civil Hospital of Guadalajara is operating normally and urged against spreading rumors. This forensic convoy movement follows a CJNG ambush that killed one National Guardsman and wounded three others between 10:45 PM and 11:15 PM UTC in an undisclosed location, as captured in video footage reported by blogdelnarcomex on X citing blogdelnarco.org. The U.S. reminder emphasized the Trump Administration's priority on U.S. citizen safety, directing Americans in Mexico to follow @TravelGov, @USEmbassyMEX, or the WhatsApp channel and contact embassy numbers 24/7 via mx.usembassy.gov alerts, per the AsstSecStateCA post during this window. These developments occur amid ongoing CJNG retaliation for the death of leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, in the Tapalpa operation earlier on February 22, 2026, as confirmed by the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense, building on prior window reports of violence including the recent National Guard ambush and earlier shootouts in San Juan de Los Lagos, Jalisco.
