1 10 Firefighters extinguish flames at a convenience store torched by organized crime members (Reuters)ADVERTISEMENTSeveral airlines, including Air Canada, United Airlines and Aeromexico, on Sunday cancelled flights to Puerto Vallarta, a beachside resort town where stunned tourists filmed plumes of smoke rising into the sky from fires. In the state of Colima, cartel members standing in pick-up trucks blocked a road. Carlo Gutierrez, who lives in Guadalajara, Jalisco's capital, said that friends on WhatsApp groups were encouraging people to stay home. In 2019, Ovidio Guzman, a son of Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was detained but quickly released, setting off widespread gun battles. But we must never lose our nerve.”Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum in a social media post acknowledged the violence, but struck a tone of calm.
