Cartel storm major airport firing guns as passengers rush to flee horror | World | News

Cartel members raided a major airport as panicked crowds scrambled for cover. The Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) drug cartel reportedly stormed Guadalajara International Airport in Jalisco, Mexico, in retaliation after their notorious leader El Mencho was killed in a major military operation earlier today.

His real name was Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes and he was known as one of the top bosses of CJNG. As vehicles were parked and burned on many major roads around Jalisco to thwart the army, locals knew something was up.

El Mencho even became a target of the United States; The State Department offered a $15 million reward for information leading to the arrest of El Mencho.

But now, just hours after his death, the cartel began retaliating.

Multiple clips online show gunmen, presumed to be from the cartel, charging into the main terminal while firing their guns into the air.

As the gunmen continue to storm the building, the travelers can be seen running away.

Terrified, many people hid behind them, using check-in desks and luggage conveyor belts to hide.

It is not yet known whether anyone was injured in the conflict.

Federal forces and the National Guard were dispatched to the airport due to a situation described as “highly volatile,” according to AirLive.