Who Is El Jardinero? By "Karamazov" for Borderland Beat Audias Flores Silva, a.k.a “El Jardinero,” “Gabriel Raigosa Plascencia,” “Comandante,” “El Bravo 2,” “Audi,” and “Mata Jefes,” is a senior regional commander of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), one of Mexico’s most powerful and violent transnational criminal organizations. He was captured by Mexican security forces during a major military operation in Nayarit on April 27, 2026.
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View all signals →CJNG's El Jardinero Captured in Nayarit By "Karamazov" for Borderland Beat On April 27, 2026, Audias Flores Silva, known as “El Jardinero,” was apprehended during a surgical military operation in the state of Nayarit carried out by the Mexican Navy’s Special Forces (SEMAR) without any reported fatalities. This operation was executed after 19 months of surveillance by the naval intelligence unit, beginning in October 2024 in coordination with U.S. and Mexican agencies.