Mexican Authorities Capture Jalisco Cartel Leader For Whom U.S. Was Offering Millions In Reward

Mexican authorities seen capturing cartel leader Audias Flores-Silva Monday. Flores-Silva is allegedly one of the leaders of CJNG, and the U.S. had offered $5 million for information leading to his capture. (Credit: X)

Mexican authorities say they have captured one of the leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) for whom the U.S. was offering millions in rewards.

Audias Flores-Silva was taken into custody Monday following an operation near Nayarit. "In a planned, developed, and executed operation by the Secretariat of the Navy, through its Special Forces, Audias Flores Silva, alias 'El Jardinero,' was detained in Nayarit," Mexico Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch wrote on social media. "He has an arrest warrant in Mexico and is also sought by United States."