{"id":506169,"date":"2026-04-29T18:05:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/the-list-is-shortened-to-occupy-the-throne-left-by-el-mencho-in-the-cjng-amid-theories-of-internal-betrayals\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T18:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:05:47","slug":"the-list-is-shortened-to-occupy-the-throne-left-by-el-mencho-in-the-cjng-amid-theories-of-internal-betrayals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/error-en-el-proceso-de-traduccion\/the-list-is-shortened-to-occupy-the-throne-left-by-el-mencho-in-the-cjng-amid-theories-of-internal-betrayals\/","title":{"rendered":"The list is shortened to occupy the throne left by El Mencho in the CJNG amid theories of internal betrayals"},"content":{"rendered":"The <strong>capture<\/strong> of <strong>Audias Flores Silva<\/strong>, identified as <strong>number two<\/strong> in the structure of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), leaves the criminal group with only three possible successors to the leadership after the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as \"El Mencho.\" And it is that among the suspicion of betrayals and power play, various hypotheses have been handled.\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/mexico\/2026\/04\/29\/mexico-reconoce-ayuda-de-inteligencia-de-eeuu-en-la-captura-de-el-jardinero-presunto-jefe-del-cjng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>Federal authorities claim that the operation carried out on Monday represents a \"hard blow\" to the operational and financial capacity of the cartel, considered the one with the greatest presence in the country and designated by the United States as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n\n\nIn a press conference, <strong>Omar Garc\u00eda Harfuch<\/strong>, federal Secretary of Security, explains that, after the death of \"El Mencho\" two months ago, the Mexican government had identified <strong>four key figures<\/strong> as possible replacements in the leadership of the CJNG. Flores Silva, alias \"El Jardinero\", was among them. Now, after his arrest, the list is reduced to three: Juan Carlos Valencia Gonz\u00e1lez, alias el 03 (stepson of El Mencho), <strong>Gonzalo Mendoza Gayt\u00e1n<\/strong> (\"El Sapo\"), <strong>Ricardo Ruiz Velasco<\/strong> (\"RR\"), all part of the organization's leadership. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/mexico\/2026\/04\/29\/la-acusacion-que-anticipo-el-abogado-de-el-mayo-zambada-y-hoy-investiga-eeuu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quien-es-juan-carlos-valencia-gonzalez\"><strong>Who is Juan Carlos Valencia Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nJuan Carlos Valencia Gonz\u00e1lez, alias \u201cEl 03\u201d, consolidated himself as the leader of the CJNG thanks to the control of the Grupo \u00c9lite, its most efficient and feared armed wing. (Infobae)\n\n<strong>Juan Carlos Valencia Gonz\u00e1lez, alias el 03,<\/strong> took the leadership of the <strong>CJNG<\/strong> after the assassination of <strong>El Mencho, assured a few weeks ago the American media<\/strong> <em><strong>Wall Street Journal.<\/strong><\/em>\n\nWe recommend reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/internacionales\/el-cunado-mencho-negocia-eeuu\/\">'Mencho's' brother-in-law negotiates with the U.S. to avoid trial<\/a>\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cjng-lidera-presencia-en-mexico-y-mantiene-operaciones-globales\"><strong>CJNG leads presence in Mexico and maintains global operations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nAccording to information from the Security Cabinet, Flores Silva, 45 years old and originally from Huetamo, Michoac\u00e1n, first served as head of security for \"El Mencho.\" He then assumed regional command in the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, State of Mexico and Zacatecas to coordinate the production and trafficking of methamphetamine and the operation of clandestine laboratories. Mexican authorities also link him to fuel theft and extortion.\n\nSince <strong>2021<\/strong>, <strong>the United States<\/strong> formally requested his extradition to try him for crimes of criminal association dedicated to drug trafficking and illegal possession of weapons. In <strong>2024<\/strong>, the <strong>DEA<\/strong> issues an international alert and offers a reward of <strong>five million dollars<\/strong> for his location, highlighting the interest of the US government in the case.\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n\n\nError en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The capture of Audias Flores Silva, identified as number two in the structure of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), leaves the criminal group with only three possible successors to the leadership after the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as &#8220;El Mencho.&#8221; And it is that among the suspicion of betrayals and power play, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133556,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42461],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-506169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-error-en-el-proceso-de-traduccion"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Yerandi Santana","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-13-at-5.35.07-PM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["Error en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506169\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}