A group of armed individuals has entered the Ixtapa prison, in the city of Puerto Vallarta, and has freed an undetermined number of prisoners in the context of the riots unleashed after the fall of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, alias ‘El Mencho’, killed this Sunday in a military operation.
After hearing the news, several shootings have been reported in the port area of the city, as well as vehicle and business fires in the urban area. According to the EFE agency, this group of individuals would have facilitated the release of prisoners from this penitentiary center, which has prisoners considered highly dangerous.
Given the scenario, the city council has issued a statement in which it asks the population to remain in their homes, at the same time requesting “business not to open operations until further notice.” It has also reported the deployment of Civil Protection and Public Security personnel to mitigate risks and incidents and protect the headquarters and institutions and strategic areas of the city. They thus urge the population to stay in their homes.
For her part, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has called for calm after the altercations that are happening in much of the country. This has been indicated through his
The president has detailed that the Secretariat of National Defense reported the operation carried out by the Army and the National Guard and affirms that the official networks of the Security Cabinet will permanently report on the situation.
