‘Our resort ran out of food’: Seattle tourist describes Puerto Vallarta after cartel leader’s killing

A woman from Seattle vacationing in Puerto Vallarta said guests were told to stay inside as cartel unrest unfolded in Jalisco.

PUERTO VALLARTA, Jalisco — Jolene Jang flew south from Seattle on Friday, hoping to trade gray skies for sunshine. By Sunday morning, she said, guests at her Puerto Vallarta resort were being told not to leave.

“We had a code red to stay in place and not leave,” Jang said to KING 5 via Zoom.

Violence broke out in parts of the Mexican state of Jalisco after Mexican security forces killed Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

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