American tourists left stranded in beautiful Mexico hotspot as cartels torch cars and wreak havoc in 'code red' attack

Columns of smoke are rising over Puerto Vallarta, a popular tourist spot, after Mexican authorities conducted an operation to kill a prominent cartel leader on Sunday morning.


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