Oklahoma Sen. Mullin urges spring breakers to cancel trips to Mexico amid countrys violence: No one should be going

Sen.Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., on Tuesday urged spring breakers with plans to visit Mexico to cancel their trips due to violent clashes in the country triggered by the Mexican army’s killing of cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” earlier this week.Mullin made the comments during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” in which he said his chiropractor was still planning to visit a popular tourist destination in Mexico.“Anybody that’s planning on going to Mexico for spring break … I mean, my chiropractor called me yesterday and said he’s still planning on going to Cancún, I said, ‘Are you crazy?'” Mullin said.“No one should be going down there right now, it is very volatile and the United States is laser-focused on watching what’s taking place,” he continued.The senator’s comments come after Mexican troops conducted operations on Sunday in Tapalpa, Jalisco, targeting El Mencho, a former police officer who became the leader of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, which US authorities have identified as a major supplier of fentanyl to the United States.El Mencho carried a $15 million US bounty and rose to power following the arrest of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the former head of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Over roughly the past 15 years, the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación has expanded from a regional criminal group into a global trafficking organization operating from its stronghold in Jalisco.The Mexican Defense Department said the operation was conducted as part of bilateral coordination and cooperation with the US, and that US authorities provided complementary intelligence that contributed to El Mencho’s killing.After El Mencho’s death, cartel members burned cars and blocked roads in several Mexican states.Violent clashes were also reported in parts of western Mexico.Mexican authorities later said that the security situation had been “stabilized.”“The security situation has no...