State, foreign governments issue shelter-in-place warnings as narco-blockades spread after cartel leader’s death

Governments of assorted Mexican states arsenic good arsenic the United States, Canada and assorted different countries person issued shelter-in-place orders and different information alerts successful the aftermath of the decease of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) person Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes successful a national instrumentality enforcement cognition successful Jalisco.

In Jalisco, Governor Pablo Lemus issued a Code Red, advising authorities residents to enactment wrong owed to ongoing information incidents. Blockades and acts of arson person reported astir the state, with the astir important incidents reported successful Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta.

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Informa el Gobernador @PabloLemusN que continuamos en Código Rojo, reiterando la recomendación de evitar salir de sus hogares. https://t.co/w8zpi3dxZf

— Gobierno de Jalisco (@GobiernoJalisco) February 22, 2026

The politician of the neighboring authorities of Nayarit, Miguel Ángel Navarro, issued a akin warning, calling connected residents to structure successful their homes.

Governors of Michoacán, Colima and Tamaulipas reported blockades and acts of arson. They did not contented shelter-in-place warnings, but called connected residents to cheque authoritative sources for updates and debar spreading misinformation. The authorities of Guanajuato reported successful the aboriginal afternoon, section time, that blockades successful that authorities had been contained and nary longer presented a hazard to residents.

Alerts from assorted overseas embassies remained progressive arsenic of 3 p.m. Sunday. U.S. Embassy successful Mexico said connected X that “due to ongoing information operations successful aggregate states and related roadworthy blockages and transgression activity, U.S. citizens should structure successful spot successful the named locations until further notice.”

Those locations, the Embassy said, are “Jalisco State (including Puerto Vallarta, Chapala, and Guadalajara), Tamaulipas State (including Reynosa and different municipalities), areas of Michoacán State, Guerrero State, and Nuevo León State.”

Locations: Jalisco State (including Puerto Vallarta, Chapala, and Guadalajara), Tamaulipas State (including Reynosa and different municipalities), areas of Michoacan State, Guerrero State, and Nuevo Leon State

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— Embajada de EE.UU. en México (@USEmbassyMEX) February 22, 2026

The U.S. Embassy besides listed assorted “actions to take,” including “be alert of your surroundings; debar areas astir instrumentality enforcement activity; [and] question structure and minimize unnecessary movements.”

In a connection to Canadian citizens, the Canadian authorities said that “a shelter-in-place bid is successful effect successful Puerto Vallarta.”

“If you’re successful Jalisco State, support a debased illustration and travel proposal of section authorities,” said a station to the Canadian government’s question proposal relationship connected X.

The United Kingdom’s Embassy successful Mexico noted connected X that the U.K.’s question proposal for Mexico had been updated with “new accusation connected information incidents crossed the authorities of Jalisco.”

That proposal warns against “all but indispensable question to the areas southbound and south-west of Lake Chapala to the borderline with the authorities of Colima.”

It besides warns against question to 11 municipalities successful bluish Jalisco.

Among the different countries that issued information alerts to their citizens successful Mexico were Australia and India.

“Australians successful Mexico beryllium alert of information incidents and roadblocks occurring crossed aggregate states including Michoacán, Jalisco, Guanajuato and Tamaulipas,” Australia’s ambassador to Mexico, Rachel Moseley, wrote connected X.

“Take precautions, show media and travel the proposal of section authorities,” she added.

In a station directed to “all Indian nationals successful Mexico,” the Indian Embassy successful Mexico offered the aforesaid proposal arsenic the U.S. Embassy.

Mexico News Daily