Smoke filled the sky above the swanky beach town of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, as shops and cars were set ablaze by cartel members after the government killed a major drug kingpin Sunday, leaving tourists and residents cowering in fear.

The killing of powerful cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ led to hours of roadblocks with vehicles and businesses set on fire in Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara and elsewhere.

Air Canada said on Monday it will resume full operations from Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver to Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta on Tuesday.

After cartel violence shut down flights and blocked roads in Puerto Vallarta, Americans are canceling vacations and rethinking future travel plans.

Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer was on his way to a whale-watching trip when he was forced out of his car at gunpoint, he told the Chicago Sun-Times. His rental car was set ablaze and his party fled to safety as government forces killed a cartel leader nearby.

The U.S. Treasury Department has issued sanctions against five individuals, a timeshare resort and another 17 companies with alleged ties to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico issued a security alert affecting Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana and more.