Mexico Arrests New Generation Cartel Leader
Video footage of the operation, released by Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Omar Hamid Garcia Harfuch on X, appears to show Flores Silva emerging from a large sewer pipe with his hands raised before being taken into custody by multiple navy commandos.
"In a planned, developed, and executed operation by the Secretariat of the Navy @SEMAR_mx, through its Special Forces, Audias Flores Silva, alias 'El Jardinero,' was detained in Nayarit," Garcia Harfuch wrote on X.
Nayarit is a Pacific coast state lying directly north of Jalisco.
The US State Department had posted a $5 million bounty on Flores Silva's capture, though it remains unclear whether anyone will be eligible to collect the reward.
US Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson hailed the arrest as a pivotal blow against drug trafficking networks.
"Actions like this are essential to ensuring that those who traffic drugs are held accountable. I recognize the work of @GabSeguridadMX and @SEMAR_mx for their courage and commitment," he said on X.
The ambassador also credited top leadership on both sides of the border for the outcome.
"When we act with determination, we deliver results that make our nations safer under the leadership of @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and President @ClaudiaShein," he added, referring to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Further operational details were not immediately made available by authorities.
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