Gunmen blasted their way into a Puerto Vallarta prison, leaving a correction officer dead and 23 inmates on the run. The brazen assault comes as Mexico reels from cartel violence unleashed after the killing of El Mencho.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rolled the dice by taking out the CJNG leader El Mencho, a move that could reshape Mexico’s cartel landscape. With U.S. intelligence backing and the country on edge, the high-risk operation sent shockwaves across the nation.