Did A Civil War In Mexico Just Begin?

Did A Civil War In Mexico Just Begin?

Michael Snyder

Selling illegal drugs to the United States is one of the central pillars of the Mexican economy. I understand that it isn’t a pleasant thing to think about, but it is true. The cartels that control the flow of drugs into the U.S. have become exceedingly powerful over the years. The cartels essentially run much of the country, and collectively they probably possess more military firepower than the Mexican government does. The good news for the Mexican government is that the cartels are not united. They have always spent a tremendous amount of time and energy fighting one another, but if something occurred that changed all that, it would certainly be a very ominous development.

Have we just witnessed such an event?

On Sunday, the death of El Mencho caused violence to erupt all over Mexico…

His death is not going to do much to disrupt the operation of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel because it is highly decentralized.

But it could potentially unite the cartels against a common enemy.

Without a doubt, the JNGC is going be seeking revenge, and there have been numerous reports of gunfire in and around Puerto Vallarta within the past 24 hours…

Cartel members aren’t just setting vehicles on fire because they are angry.

It is a common tactic for cartel members to set vehicles on fire in order to slow down the movements of the Mexican military.

One American that was in Mexico at the time that all the chaos broke out had an interesting story about how he got back to the airport…

So far, I have not seen any reports of any U.S. tourists have been killed, although U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno seems to think that the cartels are “hunting down American citizens”…

Bernie Moreno took to X on Monday to relay ‘troubling’ reports that narco-terrorists are ‘hunting down American citizens’ in Puerto Vallarta amid gangs clashing with authorities in the city.

‘The drug cartels should be aware that if any American citizen is harmed in Mexico there will be a violent and terminal retribution from the US. Any USMCA negotiations should cease until this situation is resolved,’ the senator added.

Yes, there are many Americans that are trapped in Mexico right now that are scared out of their minds.

An American couple on their first trip away from their four-year-old son have told their family members where their wills are hidden after becoming trapped in Mexico.

The unnamed individuals were on vacation in Puerto Vallarta when the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed by the Mexican military on Sunday, prompting widespread violence across the region.

‘I had to call my mom today and, you know, just tell her, “Look, here’s where my will is. We just created this. I don’t want you to panic, but I may need you to stay a couple [of] days extra with my son”,’ the concerned father told Fox Digital.

A showdown between the large cartels and the central government in Mexico City has been coming for a long time.

And apparently the JNGC had already prepared an extensive plan in case something like this ever happened…

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