CJNG retaliation for the death of leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, spread to Tijuana with at least five vehicles and a truck burned in the border area between 9:45 PM and 10:15 PM UTC on February 22, 2026, as reported live by Ă“scar “El Blue” RamĂrez for Real America’s Voice en Español. An Oxxo store burned in central Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, per ThomasVLinge on X. The U.S. Embassy issued a security alert directing U.S. citizens to shelter in place due to widespread security operations, road blockages, and criminal activity, noting roadblocks impacting flights in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta with some domestic and international flights canceled and taxis suspended in Puerto Vallarta, according to TravelGov on X. Passenger bus operations suspended in 15 states including Mexico City, QuerĂ©taro, Guanajuato, Jalisco, and Tamaulipas due to violence, as stated by lopezdoriga on X. A Mexican Army AMX-13 VCI armored vehicle deployed in Aguascalientes at 21.88256, -102.28224, per zarGEOINT on X citing GeoConfirmed and FaytuksNetwork. Streets in Manzanillo showed ongoing effects, according to lopezdoriga on X. ThomasVLinge warned of fake images circulating amid real chaos in Jalisco and other states, echoing official calls to verify sources. These developments build on prior CJNG ambushes killing six National Guardsmen in San Isidro, Jalisco, vehicle fires in Tonalá, and nationwide bank attacks reported in earlier windows today following El Mencho's death in the Tapalpa operation, as confirmed by the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense.
