Travelers with flights out of Denver International Airport (DIA) to Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara found themselves searching for other plans after airlines canceled flights following widespread cartel violence across Mexico on Sunday.
Mexico’s Ministry of Defense said Mexican Special Forces carried out an operation in Jalisco on Sunday, killing Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
The killing of the cartel’s leader triggered retaliatory cartel attacks that blocked roads across western Mexico and prompted civilians and tourists to be ordered to shelter inside. One Puerto Vallarta resident, who is orginally from Pueblo, sent Denver7 a video of the scene outside his home on Sunday, which shows smoking and burnt cars along the streets…