Mazatlan Mexico

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Heading to Mexico? Canada issues travel advisory amid drug cartel ... (Daily Hive)

Canada is warning travellers to exercise a high degree of caution in Mexico after an Aeromexico plane was hit by gunfire Thursday morning.

If you are there, limit your movements and shelter in place if possible. “If you are there, limit your movements and shelter in place if possible.” The Culiacán and Mazatlán airports are closed. - limit your movements and shelter in place if possible [#Sinaloa]State since the arrest of a cartel leader. “The Culiacán and Mazatlán airports are closed,” tweeted the Canadian government.

Canadians in Mexico advised to take shelter as cartel violence ... (Globalnews.ca)

Violence was unleashed in Mexico Thursday after security forces arrested Ovidio Guzman, a son of jailed Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, ...

These people can’t go out in the streets if there’s buses burning out front and the cartel’s there.” With roadblocks in place and businesses told to close, one traveller said Mazatlan was “a ghost town.” Just from reading between the lines of the texts and such, they’re pretty shaken.” I just know my brother and his family are stuck in the hotel right now.” “The lobby is full of people that were supposed to fly out and if they’re not out by 5 p.m. Burning cars, gunfire and threats to essential infrastructure have been reported in the affected areas, officials added. The U.S. Later, Mexico’s Civil Aviation Agency said in a statement that an air force plane in Culiacan had also been hit with gunfire. Passenger video posted online showed people cowering on the floor of the plane. The cartel is one of the world’s most powerful narcotics trafficking organizations. Local and state authorities warned everyone to stay indoors. The local government in Sinaloa urged people to stay indoors and said schools and administrative offices were closed due to the violence.

Ottawa tells Canadians to take shelter as violence erupts in Mexico's ... (PAX News)

Burning cars and closed airports: The Government of Canada is urging Canadians in Mexico's Sinaloa state, including Mazatlán, to limit their movements and ...

Latest updates from WestJet, Sunwing and more as Mazatlan airport ... (Travelweek)

TORONTO — Canadian travellers in Mazatlan and other destinations in the Mexican state of Sinaloa have been advised by the Canadian government to shelter in ...

We advise all guests currently in the region to follow all response instructions provided by local authorities.” “None of the places we fly to in Mexico are affected. [advice for travellers](https://www.sunwing.ca/en/travel-alerts): “Customers travelling to or from Mazatlan over the next 24-48 hours are advised that the temporary closure of Mazatlan airport and surrounding roads may impact their travel plans and there is potential for flights to be delayed or cancelled. Canadian officials said on Twitter that cars had been lit on fire, guns were being fired and there was a threat to essential infrastructure, including airports. For Sunwing customers currently in Mazatlan, please reconfirm your transfer times with your Sunwing representative in destination before heading to the airport. There are burning cars, exchanges of fire and threat to essential infrastructure, including airports.

Canadian government tells travellers in Mexico to shelter in place ... (CP24 Toronto's Breaking News)

The federal government is advising Canadians in Mexico to limit their movements and shelter in place due to violence in the northwestern part of the ...

Mexican Defence Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Guzman's capture was the result of six months of reconnaissance and surveillance in the cartel's territory, then quick action on Thursday. “The lobby is full of people that were supposed to fly out and if they're not out by 5 p.m., they're kicking them out. “It will not, however, impede the flow of drugs into the U.S. Hopefully, Mexico will extradite him to the U.S.” Local and state authorities warned everyone to stay inside. Canadian officials said on Twitter that cars had been lit on fire, guns were being fired and there was a threat to essential infrastructure, including airports. I just know my brother and his family are stuck in the hotel right now.” Passenger video posted online showed people cowering on the floor of the plane. “I'm inside a hotel ... The company said passengers and crew were safe. three hours ago they took my car,” local reporter Marcos Vizcarra said via Twitter. “(They are) obviously shaken.

'Sense of panic and uncertainty': Canadians stranded in Mexico as ... (Calgary Herald)

OTTAWA — Canadian tourists were trapped inside a Mexican hotel Thursday as buses that were supposed to take them to an airport and safely home burned ...

Mexican Defence Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Guzman’s capture was the result of six months of reconnaissance and surveillance in the cartel’s territory, then quick action on Thursday. Local and state authorities warned everyone to stay inside. “I’m inside a hotel, three hours ago they took my car,” local reporter Marcos Vizcarra said via Twitter. “The plane never started its take-off roll. Passenger video posted online showed people cowering on the floor of the plane. “No one is in the streets,” the post said. Canadian officials said on Twitter that cars had been lit on fire, guns were being fired and there was a threat to essential infrastructure, including airports. “The lobby is full of people that were supposed to fly out and if they’re not out by 5 p.m., they’re kicking them out. “(They are) obviously shaken. I just know my brother and his family are stuck in the hotel right now.” Another woman posted on Twitter Thursday that there was a “sense of panic and uncertainty” at the resort where she was staying. Article content