Several aircraft returned to their home countries while still flying
Several airlines American and Canadian canceled this Sunday (22) dozens of flights to destinations in Mexico following disturbances related to a military operation in which drug trafficking boss Nemesio Oseguera diedan important leader of organized crime.
The American companies United, Southwest and Alaska, as well as the Canadian companies Air Canada and WestJet/Sunwing, announced in separate statements the cancellation of flights to Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara and also to Manzanillo.
Several companies needed some planes.
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Oseguera was one of the most wanted bosses in Mexico and the United Stateswhich offered a 15 million dollar reward (R$78 million). He is one of the most important drug trafficking leaders to be killed after the arrest of the founders of the Sinaloa Cartel, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, and Ismael “Mayo” Zambada, currently imprisoned in the United States.
Oseguera’s death was reported by the newspapers El Universal and Reforma, and by the broadcaster Televisa.
Earlier, armed men blocked several roads in the state of Jalisco (west) with burning cars and trucks, in response to an operation by federal forces in the region.
*With information from AFP
