On June 9, 2026, Alejandro Latorre Lozano—First District Judge for Criminal Matters in Toluca—dismissed the *amparo* (constitutional protection) petition filed by Audias Flores Silva, alias “El Jardinero.” Flores Silva, an alleged high-ranking leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), had sought to halt a potential “fast-track” handover to the United States while detained at the Altiplano prison pending extradition proceedings.
In his filing, Flores Silva alleged that administrative authorities intended to carry out an “express expulsion,” using the National Security Law as a means to bypass standard judicial oversight. “I am currently detained at CEFERESO No. 1 Altiplano, subject to international extradition proceedings. A well-founded fear and imminent danger have recently arisen that administrative authorities intend to banish me from the country—to execute an ‘express expulsion’ using the National Security Law as a fraudulent route to evade ordinary judicial controls,” the alleged drug trafficker stated in his court filing.
Judge Latorre Lozano rejected the petition, ruling that Flores Silva’s detention for extradition purposes was already a consummated act and that his claims regarding a possible deportation were merely subjective. “He refers only to a ‘well-founded fear’ regarding the same [handover], which—even under that hypothetical scenario—would render the *amparo* proceeding inadmissible, as it involves future and uncertain acts,” the judge ruled. The filing of the *amparo*—also directed against any secret administrative agreement, ruling, or official directive ordering Flores Silva’s forced departure from national territory in violation of due process—stems from the alleged criminal leader’s fear of suffering the same fate as the 92 drug traffickers handed over to the United States between 2025 and 2026 via expulsion mechanisms that bypassed final extradition rulings and lacked a specific basis in national law.
