2026年4月28日 / 美国东部时间早上7:57 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
墨西哥最强大的犯罪组织哈利斯科州新一代贩毒集团周一再次遭受打击，墨西哥军方在该国西北部抓获了该集团一名高级头目，距该集团前任头目被击毙仅两个月。
奥迪亚斯·弗洛雷斯·席尔瓦，又名“园丁”，被视为遇害头目继承人的热门人选，美国曾悬赏500万美元征集有助于将其逮捕的线索。
墨西哥官员周一表示，这名哈利斯科州新一代贩毒集团的地区指挥官是在纳亚里特州米拉多社区附近的路边沟渠中躲藏时被抓获的。墨西哥政府称，抓捕过程中没有人员伤亡。
墨西哥安全部长奥马尔·加西亚·哈富奇在社交媒体上发布了一段视频，画面显示一名男子从地下洞穴中被带出并被拘留。
哈富奇表示，被捕男子“是美国当局通缉的对象，目的是将其引渡”。
墨西哥军方表示，此次行动动用了侦察机、6架直升机、4架飞机以及100多名地面部队人员。
弗洛雷斯·席尔瓦被视为内梅西奥·奥塞格拉·塞万提斯，又名“门乔”的潜在继承人，后者于今年2月在一场大规模军事行动中被击毙。“门乔”被击毙后，贩毒集团随即掀起暴力浪潮，武装分子袭击企业、焚烧车辆、设置路障，造成70多人死亡，其中包括25名国民警卫队队员。
尽管发生了暴力事件，奥塞格拉·塞万提斯的被杀仍被视为墨西哥政府的一次胜利，当时墨西哥总统克劳迪娅·希恩鲍姆正以比前任更严厉的手段打击贩毒集团，以抵消特朗普总统干预墨西哥事务的威胁。
去年，特朗普将哈利斯科州新一代贩毒集团和其他五个墨西哥贩毒集团列为外国恐怖组织。
弗洛雷斯·席尔瓦的落网对这个迅速成为西半球最强大犯罪团伙之一的贩毒集团来说，又是一记重拳。据墨西哥安全官员透露，他曾是奥塞格拉·塞万提斯的安全负责人，协助领导该贩毒集团在纳亚里特州、哈利斯科州、墨西哥州和萨卡特卡斯州的毒品生产和贩运行动。
纳亚里特州当地新闻机构报道称，弗洛雷斯·席尔瓦被捕后，当地有多辆汽车和商铺被烧毁。
美国驻墨西哥大使罗纳德·约翰逊对此次抓捕行动表示赞赏，他在X平台上发帖称，弗洛雷斯·席尔瓦的落网是打击芬太尼贩运牟利者的“重要一步”。
“此类行动强化了安全保障，有助于摧毁威胁我们社区的犯罪网络。我们携手合作，取得了让两国民众更安全的成果，”他补充道。
弗洛雷斯·席尔瓦年轻时曾在美国被捕，因贩毒罪名服刑五年，获释后返回墨西哥。2016年，他因涉嫌参与哈利斯科州针对警方的伏击行动被墨西哥当局逮捕，三年后获释。
自2021年起，美国就要求将弗洛雷斯·席尔瓦引渡回国，以应对其毒品共谋和非法持有枪支的指控。
对于墨西哥安全分析师戴维·绍塞多而言，弗洛雷斯·席尔瓦的被捕对哈利斯科州新一代贩毒集团领导层来说是“沉重打击”，该集团仍在2月22日创始人兼头目被杀后处于重组阶段。
不过，绍塞多告诉美联社，犯罪团伙“即便头目被捕，也能迅速重组”，即使遭受重大打击，他们仍能“继续”犯罪活动。
美国缉毒局证实，哈利斯科州新一代贩毒集团在墨西哥32个州中的21个州设有据点，超过了据称在19个州开展活动的锡那罗亚贩毒集团。
一些分析人士认为，哈利斯科州新一代贩毒集团的势力范围已扩展至25个州，哈利斯科州是其大本营。该贩毒集团的业务还蔓延至包括美国在内的约100个国家。
黑帮头目落网引发美墨边境附近地区路障封锁
此前，东北部塔毛利帕斯州政府报告称，警方逮捕了在美墨边境附近活动的犯罪团伙成员亚历山大·“N”。
他的被捕引发犯罪团伙在边境城市雷诺萨周边的高速公路上设置了至少8处路障。
塔毛利帕斯州安全部队发言人表示，当局已重新控制局势，袭击过程中无人受伤。
墨西哥新闻媒体确认这名黑帮成员是亚历山大·贝纳维德斯·弗洛雷斯，又名“R9”，是“洛斯·梅特罗斯”团伙的头目。
“梅特罗斯”帮是海湾贩毒集团的分支之一，过去十年间随着其头目相继落网而实力被削弱。
雷诺萨市拥有69万人口，与美国得克萨斯州麦卡伦市隔河相望。
Top Jalisco cartel leader with $5 million U.S. bounty on his head captured while hiding in ditch in Mexico
April 28, 2026 / 7:57 AM EDT / CBS/AP
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Mexico’s most powerful criminal enterprise, suffered another blow Monday when the Mexican military captured one of its top leaders in the northwest of the country, two months after the cartel’s leader was killed.
Audias Flores Silva, also known as “El Jardinero,” or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to the killed leader and the United States had a $5 million reward out for information leading to his arrest.
The CJNG regional commander was captured while he was hiding in a roadside ditch near the community of El Mirador in the state of Nayarit, Mexican officials said Monday. No one was killed or injured during his arrest, according to Mexico’s government.
Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch posted video on social media appearing to show a man emerging from a hole in the ground as he is being taken into custody.
Harfuch said that the captured man is “sought by U.S. authorities with the goal of extradition.”
The Mexican military said reconnaissance aircraft, six helicopters, four planes and more than 100 troops on the ground were involved in the operation.
Members of Mexican Special Forces escort Audias Flores, known as “El Jardinero,” a top commander of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in the western state of Nayarit, Mexico, in this handout distributed on April 27, 2026. Secretaria de Marina (SEMAR) via Reuters
Flores Silva was seen as a possible successor to Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, or “El Mencho, who was killed in a dramatic military operation in February. The killing of “El Mencho” led to a surge of cartel violence with a wave of attacks on businesses by cartel gunmen, vehicle burnings and road blockades that killed more than 70 people, including 25 National Guard members.
Despite the violence, Oseguera Cervantes’ killing was seen as a victory for Mexico’s government at a time when Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is cracking down on cartels with a heavier hand than her predecessors in an effort to offset threats of intervention by President Trump.
Last year, Mr. Trump designated the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and five other Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
Flores Silva’s capture marked another blow to a criminal enterprise that has quickly become one of the most powerful in the hemisphere. According to Mexican security officials, he was the head of security for Oseguera Cervantes, and helped lead the cartel’s drug production and trafficking operations in the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Mexico State and Zacatecas.
Local news organizations in Nayarit reported a number of cars and businesses were burned following his arrest.
The capture was praised by U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson, who said in a post on X that Flores Silva’s arrest marks an “important step” in combating those who profit from fentanyl trafficking.
“Actions like this strengthen security and help dismantle criminal networks that threaten our communities. Together, we achieve results that make our nations safer,” he added.
At a young age, Flores Silva was arrested in the U.S., where he served a five-year sentence for drug trafficking before returning to Mexico after his release. In 2016, he was arrested by Mexican authorities for his alleged participation in an ambush against police in Jalisco and was released three years later.
Since 2021, the U.S. has requested Flores Silva’s extradition to face charges of drug conspiracy and firearms possession.
For Mexican security analyst David Saucedo, the arrest of Flores Silva represents a “significant blow” to the CJNG leadership, which was still in the process of reorganizing after the death of its leader and founder on Feb. 22.
A U.S. Department of State wanted poster of Audias Flores‑Silva, known as “El Jardinero,” one of the top commanders of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), obtained from the Department of State website on April 27, 2026. U.S. Department of State/Handout via REUTERS
Saucedo told The Associated Press, however, that criminal groups “can quickly reinvent themselves despite the arrest of their leaders,” and that even when they suffer major blows, “they can continue” their criminal activities.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has acknowledged CJNG’s presence in 21 of Mexico’s 32 states, surpassing the Sinaloa Cartel, which is estimated to operate in 19 states.
Some analysts believe the CJNG’s presence extends to 25 states, with a stronghold in Jalisco. The cartel’s operations have also spread to around 100 countries, including the United States.
Capture of crime boss prompts blockades near U.S. border
Earlier, the government of northeastern Tamaulipas state reported the arrest of Alexander “N,” member of a criminal gang that acts near the U.S.-Mexico border.
His capture provoked at least eight highway blockades by criminal groups on the highways surrounding the border city of Reynosa.
The spokesperson of Tamaulipas security forces said the authorities reestablished control, and that no one was wounded during the attacks.
Mexican news outlets identified the criminal as Alexander Benavides Flores, or “R9,” the head of Los Metros.
The Metros are one of the factions of the Gulf Cartel, weakened over the course of the last decade following the capture of their leaders.
The city of Reynosa has 690,000 inhabitants and sits across the river from McAllen, Texas.
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