Mexican authorities have dealt two major blows to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in recent months. In February, the cartel's founder and longtime leader, Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, was killed during a military operation aimed at capturing him.
Two months later, one of El Mencho's closest allies, Audias Flores Silva, also known as "El Jardinero," was arrested in April, leaving Mexico's most powerful cartel reeling after losing two of its top figures within weeks.
