Kinshasa, February 23rd, 2026 (CPA). –The Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has called on Monday for calm after the military operation during which was died the drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, one of the most wanted men in the country, for whom the United States offered a reward of 15 million dollars, have reported the international media. ‘We must remain informed and calm in the face of road disruptions on several routes and the fires in businesses in the states of Jalisco, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Puebla and Sinaloa,’ has declared the Mexican president.
France calls on its nationals to exercise ‘the utmost caution’
While military operations are underway in Mexico, particularly in tourist areas, France has called on its nationals to exercise ‘the utmost caution’ and to ‘remain confined’. The Quai d’Orsay therefore recommends that French nationals ‘residing or travelling’ in the state of Jalisco (particularly Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta and Tapalpa) ‘to exercise the utmost caution and to remain confined for the duration of these operations’. It is furthermore requested to French nationals in the states of Michoacán, Guanajuato, Nayarit, Colima, Aguascalientes and Tamaulipas ‘to exercise the utmost caution and in particular to observe the following recommended precautions’:
The United States calls on people to ‘take shelter’
In addition, the United States has also called on its citizens in several areas of Mexico to ‘shelter in place until further notice’ due to the outbreak of violence. ‘Due to on-going security operations, roadblocks and criminal activity, the US citizens in the aforementioned locations should remain in place until further notice,’ the US Embassy in Mexico has indicated on its website. Several US airlines have also suspended their flights to Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Manzanillo and Mazatlan. Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera was one of the most wanted men in the country. The United States had offered a reward of $15 million. CPA/