Mexico captures top cartel leader ‘El Jardinero’ hiding in roadside ditch

About this episode

The episode discusses the capture of Audias Flores Silva, a top leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, by the Mexican military.

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Mexico’s most powerful criminal enterprise, suffered another blow on Monday when the Mexican military captured one of its top leaders in the northwest of the country, two months after the cartel’s leader was killed. Audias Flores Silva, also known as “El Jardinero”, or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to the killed leader and the United States had a US$5 million reward out for information leading to his arrest. The CJNG regional commander was...

Topics covered

• cartel leadership
• drug trafficking
• law enforcement
• Mexico
• criminal organizations

Keywords

• El Jardinero
• cartel leader
• CJNG
• arrest
• military operation
• drug cartel
• Mexico

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jalisco New Generation Cartel

Places: Mexico, United States

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