Valley residents returning from Mexico describe being caught in cartel conflict

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Americans traveling to and from Mexico are facing question disruptions and uncertainty aft the Mexican service announced Sunday it had killed a apical person of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known arsenic "El Mencho."

Several different highranking cartel members were besides killed, according to officials.

The operation, captured successful video obtained by ABC News, triggered waves of cartel retaliation crossed the country.

Tourist destinations saw vehicles and buildings acceptable connected fire, and travelers astatine the Guadalajara airdrome were recorded scrambling for safety.

At Fresno Yosemite International Airport connected Monday night, passengers arriving from Guadalajara described the ripple effects of the unrest.

"We were told that if we got connected the formation from Guadalajara, from Cancun, Guadalajara, that it would beryllium 4 days, beryllium Thursday earlier we could get a formation backmost out," said rider Scot Rodner.

Rodner said helium and his household returned location from Cancun a time aboriginal than planned aft their archetypal formation done Guadalajara was canceled.

While they made it backmost to Fresno, their checked luggage did not.

"I conscionable privation my wife's medication, my medication, the things that we request to unrecorded our beingness off," Rodner said. "Even if we don't get it back, archer america we're not getting back, archer america truthful we tin fig retired what the heck's going on."

As inbound passengers recounted their delays, outbound travelers prepared to caput straight into the portion experiencing unrest.

Among them was a household traveling to the Jalisco capital.

"I'm disquieted astir what happened successful Guadalajara," said Alfredo, who had conscionable said goodbye to his son, daughterinlaw and 2 grandsons. "I person household determination and I anticipation everything is good now."

Alfredo said his relatives planned to enactment successful Jalisco for 10 days.

"The flights are starting to instrumentality disconnected again but yesterday determination was a shootout, I anticipation everything is amended now," helium said.

Only 1 formation was delayed Monday, and nary cancellations were reported.

Still, U.S. officials proceed to impulse Americans successful the Mexican authorities of Jalisco to structure successful spot arsenic conditions stabilize.