{"id":102923,"date":"2023-01-06T11:46:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T16:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/?p=102923"},"modified":"2023-01-06T11:46:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T16:46:13","slug":"canadian-government-tells-travellers-in-mexico-to-shelter-in-place-due-to-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/mundo\/canadian-government-tells-travellers-in-mexico-to-shelter-in-place-due-to-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian government tells travellers in Mexico to shelter in place due to violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_102924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102924\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1245997368.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102924\" src=\"https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1245997368.jpg\" alt=\"CIUDAD JUAREZ , MEXICO - JANUARY 04: Funeral ceremony held for the guards who were killed at an attack at a penitentiary in Mexico\u00e2s northeastern city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on January 04, 2023. Abel Juarez Hernandez, Edgar Omar Hernandez Garcia, Carlos Santiago Padilla Silva, Domingo Trejo Serrano, Jose Ausencio Perez Puentes, Guadalupe Gamez Galan, Carlos Ernesto Salinas Banuelos, Manuel Rodriguez Soria, Jaime Arciniega Alvarado and Victor Hugo Rivera Meraz murdered at gunmen attack to the CERESO state prison where 30 inmates espaced (Photo by Christian Torres\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1245997368.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1245997368-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mileniostadium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1245997368-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CIUDAD JUAREZ , MEXICO &#8211; JANUARY 04: Funeral ceremony held for the guards who were killed at an attack at a penitentiary in Mexico\u00e2s northeastern city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on January 04, 2023. Abel Juarez Hernandez, Edgar Omar Hernandez Garcia, Carlos Santiago Padilla Silva, Domingo Trejo Serrano, Jose Ausencio Perez Puentes, Guadalupe Gamez Galan, Carlos Ernesto Salinas Banuelos, Manuel Rodriguez Soria, Jaime Arciniega Alvarado and Victor Hugo Rivera Meraz murdered at gunmen attack to the CERESO state prison where 30 inmates espaced (Photo by Christian Torres\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Canadian tourists were trapped inside a Mexican hotel Thursday as buses that were supposed to take them to an airport and safely home burned outside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just chaos,\u201d said Tina Dahl of Edmonton, whose six family members stranded in the popular tourist city of Mazatlan were supposed to fly out Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government advised Canadians in Mexico to\u00a0<strong>limit their movements and shelter in plac<\/strong>e\u00a0due to violence in the western part of the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u26a0\ufe0f Canadians in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mexico?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Mexico<\/a> \u26a0\ufe0f<br \/>\nThere is widespread violence in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sinaloa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Sinaloa<\/a> State since the arrest of a cartel leader. The Culiac\u00e1n and Mazatl\u00e1n airports are closed. If you are there, limit your movements and shelter in place if possible. More info \u25b6\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wVdAxQDbsG\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/wVdAxQDbsG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TQa7Tcmvg6\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/TQa7Tcmvg6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Travel.gc.ca (@TravelGoC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TravelGoC\/status\/1611117883488190464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The violence began after a pre-dawn security operation Thursday, in which security forces captured alleged drug trafficker Ovidio \u201cThe Mouse\u201d Guzman, who is a son of former cartel boss Joaquin \u201cEl Chapo\u201d Guzman.<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa said the violence is particularly fierce in Culiacan, Mazatlan, Los Mochis and Guasave.<\/p>\n<p>Dahl\u2019s brother, sister-in-law, their three children and her sister-in-law\u2019s mother are all trapped in their hotel room, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re supposed to come back today, but they\u2019re stuck in their hotel because the three buses that were supposed to go to the airport got lit on fire by the (drug) cartel,\u201d Dahl said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a shootout at the airport so the airports are shut down and the cartel put their warriors outside the hotel. I just know my brother and his family are stuck in the hotel right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dahl has no phone line through to the hotel, she said. But she has been able to communicate with her family through Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSounds like they\u2019re all OK,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(They are) obviously shaken. Just from reading between the lines of the texts and such, they\u2019re pretty shaken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The children are ages 10, 8 and 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure my brother is probably got (the kids) at the pool, trying to keep them not (focused) on it,\u201d Dahl said.<\/p>\n<p>Dahl quoted from a note written by her sister-in-law: \u201cWhen it first happened, they said we\u2019d try and get you on a flight at 2 o\u2019clock tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019ll be flying home tomorrow. The gates are locked, the airports are closed and they\u2019re burning Mazatlan city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lobby is full of people that were supposed to fly out and if they\u2019re not out by 5 p.m., they\u2019re kicking them out. These people can\u2019t go out in the streets if there\u2019s buses burning out front and the cartel\u2019s there.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cars lit on fire, airports closed, flights suspended<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>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 Culiacan and Mazatlan airports were closed and all flights had been suspended at the Los Mochis airport until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Kung, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada, said Canadians should avoid all non-essential travel to various regions in Mexico due to high levels of violence and organized crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to widespread violence and security operations in Sinoloa State, Canadians who are already in the area should limit movements and shelter in place if possible, avoid areas where demonstrations and large gatherings are taking place (and) not attempt to cross road blockades, even if they appear unattended,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>He said Global Affairs Canada is aware of Canadians affected by these events and is providing consular services.<\/p>\n<p>Canadians in need of emergency consular assistance were being told to contact Global Affairs Canada\u2019s Emergency Watch and Response Centre by calling 001-800-514-0129 (toll-free from Mexico only), +1 613 996 8885, by text message at +1 613-686-3658, via WhatsApp at +1 613-909-8881, via Telegram at Canada Emergency Abroad or by email at sos?international.gc.ca.<\/p>\n<p>Airline Aeromexico said in a statement that one of its jets was struck by a bullet Thursday morning as it prepared for takeoff. Passenger video posted online showed people cowering on the floor of the plane. The company said passengers and crew were safe.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Mexico\u2019s Civil Aviation Agency said in a statement that an air force plane in Culiacan had also been hit with gunfire.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3663458\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_3663458\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3663458\" title=\"mexico cartel canada\" src=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/05\/mexico-cartel-canada.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/05\/mexico-cartel-canada.jpg 992w, https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/05\/mexico-cartel-canada-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/05\/mexico-cartel-canada-310x174.jpg 310w, https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/05\/mexico-cartel-canada-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/05\/mexico-cartel-canada-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/05\/mexico-cartel-canada-878x494.jpg 878w\" alt=\"\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_3663458\" class=\"image-caption inline-photo-caption\">A truck burns on a street in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzm\u00e1n, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaqu\u00edn \u201cEl Chapo\u201d Guzm\u00e1n, in a pre-dawn operation Thursday that set off gunfights and roadblocks across the western state\u2019s capital. (AP Photo\/Martin Urista)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alleged cartel members were carjacking Culiacan residents and setting vehicles ablaze in the cartel stronghold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m inside a hotel \u2026 three hours ago they took my car,\u201d local reporter Marcos Vizcarra said via Twitter. He said armed men had entered the hotel where he had sought shelter \u201cand are threatening guests to give them their car keys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later, Vizcarra reported that they had taken his phone, but he had made it home safely.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cartel members set up roadblocks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Intermittent gunfire continued into the afternoon in Culiacan as Mexican security forces continued to clash with cartel gunmen.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican officials said cartel members set up 19 roadblocks including at Culiacan\u2019s airport and outside the local army base, as well as all points of access to the city of Culiacan.<\/p>\n<p>Local and state authorities warned everyone to stay inside. Global Affairs Canada advised Canadian tourists to avoid demonstrations and large gatherings, and not to try to cross road blockades.<\/p>\n<p>The fighting came days before President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was to host Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden at a summit in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time Ovidio Guzman\u2019s arrest has led to violence.<\/p>\n<p>An aborted operation to capture him three years ago set off violence in Culiacan that ultimately led Obrador to order the military to let Guzman go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a significant blow to the Sinaloa cartel and major victory for the rule of law,\u201d Mike Vigil, the DEA\u2019s former chief of international operations. \u201cIt will not, however, impede the flow of drugs into the U.S. Hopefully, Mexico will extradite him to the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vigil said Guzman was involved in all of the cartel\u2019s activities, especially the production of fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican Defence Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Guzman\u2019s capture was the result of six months of reconnaissance and surveillance in the cartel\u2019s territory, then quick action on Thursday. National Guard troops spotted SUVs, some with homemade armour, and immediately co-ordinated with the army as they established a perimeter around the suspicious vehicles and forced the occupants out to be searched.<\/p>\n<p>The security forces then came under fire, but were able to gain control of the situation and identify Guzman among those present and in possession of firearms, Sandoval said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Canadian tourists were trapped inside a Mexican hotel Thursday as buses that were supposed to take them to an airport and safely home burned outside. \u201cIt\u2019s just chaos,\u201d said Tina Dahl of Edmonton, whose six family members stranded in the popular tourist city of Mazatlan were supposed to fly out Thursday night. 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