Cartel leader "The Gardener" hit with U.S. charges after dramatic capture

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. …