US grand jury widens charges against Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel second-in-command
The expanded indictment adds methamphetamine trafficking and money laundering conspiracy charges, and prosecutors say he could face 10 years to life if convicted.
- On Thursday, a U.S. federal grand jury expanded charges against Audias Flores Silva, alias 'The Gardener,' second-in-command of Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel, accusing him of methamphetamine trafficking and conspiracy to launder money.
- Mexican Navy special forces arrested Flores Silva on April 27 in Nayarit based on information from U.S. agencies. He served as head of security and oversaw drug operations in Jalisco, Zacatecas, and neighboring states.
- Authorities identified Flores Silva as a possible successor to leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias 'El Mencho,' who was killed in February during an army operation in Jalisco.
- If convicted, Flores Silva could face between 10 years and life in prison. He also faces prior charges from an August 2020 indictment for trafficking cocaine and heroin.
- Designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. in February, the CJNG remains Mexico's largest criminal group with operations spanning 21 of the country's 32 states.
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Authorities added crimes related to methamphetamine trafficking and conspiracy to launder money against Audias Flores Silva
Yesterday, U.S. authorities expanded the charges against Mexican capo Audias Flores Silva, second in command of the Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) cartel, and charged him with trafficking in methamphetamine and conspiracy to launder income of illicit origin.
A federal court upheld the suspension of a legal measure against Audias Flores Silva, alias “El Jardinero”, which for the moment prevents him from being extradited to the United States. “El Jardinero” is identified by the intelligence areas as one of the commanders of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), placing him even as the possible replacement of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes “El Mencho”. “El Jardinero” remains for now in Mexico; Tribun…
The court case of Audias Flores Silva, alias El Jardinero, in the United States has added two more charges: money laundering and methamphetamine trafficking. One of the men who most resonated as successor to Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, at the head of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación was arrested at the end of April in Nayarit and then had a provisional arrest warrant from Washington for the purpose of extradition for crimes of crim…
Feds indict CJNG leader eyed as cartel successor after El Mencho’s death
A federal grand jury in Washington has returned a superseding indictment against a high-ranking leader of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion, expanding drug trafficking and money laundering charges against a man prosecutors say was reportedly considered a potential successor to the violent Mexican cartel following the death of its longtime chief.
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