Americans in Mexico on alert
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US issues 'shelter in place' alert for Americans in parts of Mexico.
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USA TODAY correspondent Will Carless was leaving his vacation in Mexico when a hotel manager warned him not to leave. "The narcos are coming towards Sayulita," he was told.
Carless is among Americans sheltering in place following a U.S. State Department security warning advising Americans in Mexico to keep inside after the leader "El Mencho" of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed Sunday morning by the Mexican military in Tapalpa, Jalisco.
The cartel leader's killing is a major victory for Mexico's war on drug cartels that are responsible for smuggling billions of dollars in cocaine and fentanyl into the U.S. The operation set off a wave of violence Sunday, with chaos at Mexican airports, and torched cars and gunmen blocking highways in more than half a dozen states.
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