Mexican Authorities Seize Narco Labs Linked to “El Jardinero” On May 17, 2026, Mexican security forces raided five drug laboratories allegedly linked to Audias Flores Silva, a.k.a. “El Jardinero,” one of the top lieutenants of deceased cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho.” The seizures followed El Jardinero’s arrest on April 27, 2026, in Nayarit. Shortly afterward, a federal judge granted an initial legal suspension blocking his immediate extradition to the United States.