Violence across Mexico after the killing of a cartel boss is hitting trucks, ports and air freight for a critical trading partner to the U.S.

U.S. citizens and government staff in affected parts of Mexico are being asked to stay at home, work remotely and avoid crowds.

Global Affairs Canada is advising people to exercise a high degree of caution if they are in Mexico, avoid non-essential travel in several states, and that the security situation "could deteriorate rapidly" across the country.

Violence broke out in at least a dozen Mexican states after the slaying of a cartel kingpin known as 'El Mencho'. The instability could drive migrants to the U.S. border.

American travel companies are scrambling to reroute cruise ships and take care of tourists to Mexico.

US tourists are stranded in a Mexican beach town after a wave of violence erupted following the death of drug lord Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, Mexico’s most wanted cartel boss

Two private jets and an 11-hour transatlantic journey from Madrid were among the flights that diverted due to cartel violence in Mexico.