<figure id="attachment_3289956" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3289956" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3289956 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/9a0b8c0a-guadalajara-view-epa-24_02_26.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3289956" class="wp-caption-text">Guadalajara, capital of Jalisco, awoke to tense calm on Monday with businesses closed and schools suspended after the military killed drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes. (EPA Images pic)</figcaption></figure>
MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday offered &#8220;full guarantees&#8221; for the safety of football fans at World Cup games in the violence-plagued city of Guadalajara.
Sheinbaum insisted there was &#8220;no risk&#8221; to fans visiting the city in June for four matches, in remarks coming after a wave of violence sparked by the military&#8217;s killing of drug lord Nemesio &#8220;El Mencho&#8221; Oseguera.
The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of the most wanted men in Mexico and the United States, was killed in a military operation some 130 kilometers (80 miles) from Jalisco state capital Guadalajara on Sunday.
The cartel reacted with fury, engaging in firefights with security forces that left dozens dead across Mexico &#8212; both soldiers and cartel members &#8212; and sent tourists and residents fleeing for cover.
Football&#8217;s world governing body FIFA declined to comment on the violence.
As calm returns, businesses in Jalisco are expected to reopen on Tuesday, with schools to follow suit on Wednesday.
Guadalajara is one of three Mexican cities that will host fixtures in the World Cup, which will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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