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Authorities Detain ‘El Jardinero’, Potential CJNG ‘El Mencho’ Successor, in Nayarit After Intense Manhunt
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Federal authorities captured Audias Flores Silva, alias ‘El Jardinero’, one of several contenders to succeed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, ‘El Mencho’, leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) killed on February 22, 2026, in Tapalpa, Jalisco. The April 27 arrest in El Mirador, Santa María del Oro, Nayarit, followed 19 months of tracking and involved no shots. Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch confirmed ‘El Jardinero’ was among three or four leaders vying for CJNG control; the U.S. had offered a $5 million reward.
Benjamín Robles Montoya of Mexico's Partido del Trabajo (PT) demanded that the Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) investigate Oaxaca Governor Salomón Jara for alleged ties to the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and its leader 'El Mencho'. He claimed Jara's brother, Noé Jara Cruz, handled campaign payments from the cartel. The PT urged President Claudia Sheinbaum not to defend the governor.
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The Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco collective announced the discovery of numerous human remains in a septic tank at Rancho Izaguirre in Teuchitlán. The amount exceeds that found last year, with bone evidence at 80 centimeters depth. So far, 95 to 98 unique DNA samples have been identified.
Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, clarified that the heavy security deployment—including National Guard and state forces—at the March 2 funeral of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, 'El Mencho,' in Zapopan, Jalisco, was to safeguard citizens after prior disturbances, not to escort the remains. Authorities also uncovered evidence of cartel payments to local police.
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The death certificate of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias 'El Mencho' and leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), records his death on February 22, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. in Tapalpa, Jalisco—from gunshot wounds—contradicting federal officials' claim that he died during aerial transfer after a joint Mexico-US operation there. The body was released to family for burial.
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho' and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), died during a military operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco, on February 22, 2026. Mexican armed forces, with U.S. intelligence support, located him after tracking one of his sentimental partners. The confrontation left eight alleged criminals dead and three soldiers wounded.
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Mexican authorities detained 14 suspected criminals linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in Veracruz and freed a kidnapped person. The operation stemmed from a January 9 complaint and involved searches in several municipalities. Weapons, drugs, and vehicles were seized in the coordinated effort.
Search collectives and FGR return to Izaguirre ranch a year after discovery
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April 08, 2026 01:11Authorities detain ‘El Fresa’, CJNG cell leader, in Tlalmanalco
March 31, 2026 17:32Judge links ‘Comandante Galindo’ to proceedings for express kidnapping in Edomex
March 24, 2026 16:3411 Michoacán police released amid alleged CJNG ties
March 02, 2026 09:55‘El Mencho’ buried in Zapopan pantheon under heavy security
March 02, 2026 01:23Official confirmation: El Mencho died from gunshot wounds during Jalisco operation
February 24, 2026 12:46Mexican authorities confirm death of 'El Mencho', CJNG leader
February 24, 2026 04:57El Mencho dies in military operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco
February 23, 2026 20:48Death of 'El Mencho' triggers narcobloqueos in 20 Mexican states