April 28, 2026 10:23 AM
Top Jalisco cartel leader ‘El Jardinero’ arrested in Mexico
Mexican special forces have arrested Audias Flores, known as "El Jardinero" and one of the top commanders of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), in the western state of Nayarit, security minister Omar Garcia Harfuch said on Monday. Flores - a regional commander in control of swathes of CJNG territory along Mexico's Pacific coast - was considered a potential successor to Nemesio Oseguera, alias "El Mencho," who ran the cartel and was killed in a security operation in February. Se...