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  • By: Matt Ingram
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Security members speak next to burnt buses on February 22, 2026 in Zapopan, Mexico. Road blockades and burnt vehicles have been reported in several parts of Mexico since early morning. The Secretariat of National Defense of Mexico has confirmed that during a security operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho' leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed, along with four other members. Three Mexican soldiers were wounded during the operation (Photo by Carlos Zepeda/Getty Images).
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Trapped in paradise, more stories of Canadians stuck in the violence in Mexico emerged Monday, including people from our area.

The federal government says the number of Canadians in Mexico registered with Ottawa have jumped to more than 26,000 people, amid widespread cartel violence sparked by the death of a major drug lord.

Many Canadians are being forced to hold up in their hotel rooms until cancelled flights can be rebooked and they can get back home.

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