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Vehicles and businesses set on fire, highways blocked across Mexico after drug lord's killing
short by Ankush Verma / on Monday, 23 February, 2026
Gunmen suspected to be supporters of Mexico's most wanted drug lord El Mencho blocked highways across the country and set vehicles and businesses ablaze after he was killed in a military raid. In Jalisco, gunmen attacked a base for the National Guard military police. Tourists and residents have been urged to stay indoors until the violence abates.
read more at Reuters