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Top Jalisco cartel leader 'El Jardinero' arrested in Mexico, minister says
Mexican special forces captured a top CJNG commander sought by U.S. authorities, who had a $5 million reward on his arrest.
- On Monday, Mexican special forces arrested Audias Flores, known as "El Jardinero," in Nayarit, Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch confirmed. Flores was a top commander of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel .
- Flores controlled CJNG territory along the Pacific coast and was considered a potential successor to Nemesio Oseguera, alias "Mencho," who led the cartel until his death in February.
- The U.S. Treasury Department identified Flores as a "significant foreign narcotics trafficker," and a grand jury charged him with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin. The U.S. government offered a $5 million reward for his capture.
- Carlos Olivo, a former Drug Enforcement Administration assistant special agent in charge and CJNG expert, said the arrest "will have a bigger effect on CJNG operations than Mencho being taken out."
- The arrest marks a personal milestone for Garcia Harfuch, who blamed Oseguera for a 2020 assassination attempt that killed two bodyguards. Mexico faces heightened security scrutiny as it prepares to co-host the FIFA World Cup with the United States and Canada.
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KESQIn an operation led by the Mexican Navy (Semar), federal forces arrested one of the alleged leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and a possible successor to Nemesio “Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the CJNG leader who died…
Mexico has once again made a serious strike against the Jalisco drug cartel. Special forces arrested one of the cartel's alleged leaders. Recordings show how heavily armed special forces are abducting the drug boss, known as "El Jardinero."
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