Mexican military captures top Jalisco cartel leader in major blow to powerful drug trafficking gang

NewsWorldAmericasMexican military captures top Jalisco cartel leader in major blow to powerful drug trafficking gangIt comes two months after the cartel’s leader was killed in a dramatic military operationFabiola Snchez Tuesday 28 April 2026 07:45 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2966080To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jalisco-cartel-audias-flores-silva-captured-b2966143.html","title":"Mexican military captures top cartel leader in major blow to drug gang"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-4537","index":0}A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho” (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters...