2026年5月15日 / 美国东部时间早上6:26 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
美国联邦大陪审团周四追加起诉墨西哥哈利斯科州新一代贩毒集团二号人物，指控其贩卖甲基苯丙胺并共谋洗钱。
墨西哥毒枭奥迪亚斯·弗洛雷斯·席尔瓦于4月27日在西部州份纳亚里特州落网，此次抓捕行动由墨西哥海军特种部队根据美国情报机构提供的信息开展。他最早在2020年8月的起诉书中被指控贩卖可卡因和海洛因。
弗洛雷斯·席尔瓦的别名是“El Jardinero”，即“园丁”，他的落网被认为是对该贩毒集团领导层的重大打击，该集团以西班牙语首字母缩写CJNG为人熟知。这名CJNG地区指挥官藏身路边水沟时被抓获。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，画面中似乎显示一名男子从地下洞穴中被带出并被拘留。
墨西哥当局认定他可能是集团头目内梅西奥·奥塞格拉·塞万提斯的继任者，后者别名“El Mencho”，于今年2月在哈利斯科州西部的一次军方行动中被击毙。
“‘园丁’原本以为在El Mencho死后，他就能掌控这个暴力的外国恐怖组织CJNG，但他想错了。”美国 Drug Enforcement Administration（毒品管制局）局长特伦斯·科尔周四在一份声明中说道。
墨西哥特种部队人员押送着奥迪亚斯·弗洛雷斯——绰号“El Jardinero”，即强大的哈利斯科州新一代贩毒集团高级指挥官——在墨西哥西部纳亚里特州，这是2026年4月27日发布的官方照片。墨西哥海军（SEMAR）供图/路透社
“El Mencho”的被杀引发了贩毒集团暴力活动激增，贩毒枪手袭击商铺、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。
CJNG于今年2月被美国列为恐怖组织，另有七个犯罪团伙一同被列入名单。该组织被认为是墨西哥规模最大的贩毒集团，在其32个州中的21个州都有势力范围，业务还扩展到包括美国在内的多个国家。
据墨西哥当局消息，45岁的弗洛雷斯·席尔瓦曾担任奥塞格拉·塞万提斯的安保负责人。之后他接管了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部分业务，监管毒品生产和贩运，以及秘密实验室的运营。他还与燃油盗窃和敲诈勒索有关联。美国曾悬赏500万美元征集有助于逮捕他的线索。
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如果罪名成立，他将面临10年至终身监禁的刑罚。
Cartel boss known as “The Gardener” hit with U.S. charges after being captured while hiding in ditch
May 15, 2026 / 6:26 AM EDT / CBS/AP
A U.S. federal grand jury on Thursday expanded the charges against the second-in-command of Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel, accusing him of methamphetamine trafficking and conspiracy to launder money.
Mexican drug kingpin Audias Flores Silva was arrested on April 27 in the western state of Nayarit in an operation by Mexican Navy special forces based on information provided by U.S. agencies. He was originally charged with trafficking cocaine and heroin in an August 2020 indictment.
The capture of Flores Silva, alias “El Jardinero” or “The Gardener,” was considered a major blow to the leadership of the cartel, known by its Spanish initials CJNG. The CJNG regional commander was captured while he was hiding in a roadside ditch. Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuchposted video on social mediaappearing to show a man emerging from a hole in the ground as he is being taken into custody.
He was identified by Mexican authorities as a possible successor to leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” who was killed in February in the western state of Jalisco in an army operation.
“Jardinero believed he would assume control of the violent foreign terrorist organization CJNG following the death of El Mencho. He was wrong.” DEA Administrator Terrance Cole said in a statement Thursday.
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
The killing of “El Mencho” led to asurge of cartel violencewith 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.
The CJNG, designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. in February along with seven other criminal groups, is considered the largest in Mexico, with a presence in 21 of its 32 states. Its operations have also expanded to several countries, including the U.S.
Flores Silva, 45, served as Oseguera Cervantes’ head of security, according to Mexican authorities. He later assumed control of some of the cartel’s operations in the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Mexico and Zacatecas, overseeing drug production and trafficking, as well as the operation of clandestine laboratories. He is also linked to fuel theft and extortion. The U.S. had offered a$5 million rewardfor information leading to his arrest.
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If convicted, he could face between 10 years and life in prison.
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