Prosecutors File New Charges Against Top CJNG Cartel Figure 'The Gardener'

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)

A man who prosecutors said was a leader of major Mexican criminal organization, the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, faces new charges after a federal grand jury issued a superseding indictment in New York.

The person in question is Audias Flores Silva, also known as "Jardinero," or "The Gardener." He was captured in April and now faces additional drug trafficking charges, according to prosecutors.