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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Tuesday issued a warning to spring breakers: If you have plans in Mexico, cancel them.

“Anybody that’s planning on going to Mexico for spring break … I mean, my chiropractor called me yesterday and said he’s still planning on going to Cancún, I said, ‘Are you crazy?’ Mullin told host Joe Kernen on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”

“No one should be going down there right now, it is very volatile and the United States is laser-focused on watching what’s taking place,” he added.

Violent clashes erupted in parts of western Mexico Sunday after the country’s army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, or “El Mencho.”

Two days after the cartel leader’s death in Tapalpa, Jalisco, the Mexican Embassy in the U.S. wrote on social platform X that the security situation “has now stabilized.” 

“Federal and State authorities are proceeding to reopen transit corridors and restore public services smoothly,” the embassy noted. “Airline operations are normal, and international carriers are resuming flights today. Puerto Vallarta International Airport [in Jalisco] has reopened to domestic traffic.

“If traveling through Jalisco, some local security measures remain in place, while authorities are restoring airport operations to full capacity,” it added. “We are working with international partners to ensure safety and stability at all transit hubs and tourist destinations.”

After Cervantes was killed over the weekend, social media videos showed plumes of smoke billowing over Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, and people sprinting through Guadalajara International Airport.

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued a warning Sunday urging U.S. citizens in Jalisco, Tamulipas and parts of Michoacán, Guerrero and Nuevo Leon to shelter in place. The latest advisory from the embassy Monday says Americans should shelter in place in Jalisco and Nayarit, while the situation has “returned to normal” in states such as Baja California, Veracruz and Quintana Roo — where popular tourist destinations Cancún, Cozumel., Playa del Carmen and Tulum are located.

Current State Department guidance notes that U.S. citizens should not travel to the states of Colima, Guerrero, Michoacan, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas due to risks such as crime, terrorism and kidnapping. Those traveling to Quintana Roo should exercise increased caution due to terrorism and crime concerns, according to the adminsitration.

The Mexican army wrote Sunday online that the U.S. provided information “within the framework of bilateral coordination and cooperation” in advance of the operation to kill the drug lord. The New York Times reported Monday that the CIA provided key intelligence on Cervantes’ location ahead of his killing. 

Mullin said Tuesday that cartels splitting after the incident is a “great opportunity for us, and Mexico, to take them all out.”

“Now, are we going to eliminate all the drug trafficking in the world? Absolutely not. But can we get a handle on it again? Absolutely,” he added.

Elvia Limon contributed reporting.

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