Cartel warfarehas threatened to spill into California as a Mexican border city wasengulfed in violencefollowing thekilling of a notorious drug kingpin.
Suspected narco-terroriststorched vehicles at the border wallin Tijuana, a stone’s throw away from San Diego, set up road blocks and targeted local businesses on Monday.
Haunting footage showed a major highway that runs parallel to the United States completely shut down while cops cautiously inspected a burning car.
Horrific scenes erupted across Mexico after Jalisco cartel bossNemesio “El Mencho” OsegueraCervantes waskilled during a special forces raidin the mountain town of Tapalpa.
Vengeful gang members quickly brought hell to cities across the country, with the popular tourist resort ofPuerto Vallarta bearing the brunt.
Violence has also spread further up the west coast, with local media reports detailing attacks in parts of Baja California and as close to the US as Tijuana.
Reporter Jorge Venturashared a terrifying insightinto the city on Monday, showing multiple cars had been torched within sight of the border wall.
In one clip a burnt-out vehicle with its trunk open was surrounded by armed Mexican soldiers just feet away from the towering fence.
Another video showed a different car engulfed in flames on a major highway running alongside the gateway to America.
Ventura said: “Right next to us is the US-Mexico border wall. About an hour ago cartels burnt a vehicle on this major highway.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
