U.S. expands charges against “El Jardinero,” senior CJNG figure

A senior CJNG figure already wanted in the United States now faces a wider federal case. The new indictment adds methamphetamine trafficking and money laundering allegations against Audias Flores Silva, known as El Jardinero, after earlier cocaine, heroin, and weapons charges. His arrest in Nayarit had already raised questions about CJNG leadership, extradition pressure, and what the case could mean for security cooperation between Mexico and the United States.