TAMPA, Fla. — What was meant to be a typical vacation at Puerto Vallarta quickly shifted for Tampa resident Raymond Garcia.
Days spent sightseeing and nightlife with friends turned chaotic when cartel-related violence broke out Sunday after the capture and death of a Mexican drug lord in a town east of the getaway destination.
“We didn’t know if it was going to get any worse. We didn’t know how long this was going to last,” Garcia said. “I think that was the scariest part.”…