Audias Flores Silva, alias “El Jardinero,” was denied an *amparo* (a legal protection against government action) that he had sought on Monday the 15th. He had claimed that a proceeding regarding his extradition was conducted in a manner that left him defenseless—specifically, without his lawyer present and while he was effectively cut off from communication.
Daniel Marcelino Niño, the Fourth District Judge for Criminal Matters in the State of Mexico, ruled to dismiss the *amparo* petition, which had alleged irregularities during the hearing where Flores Silva was notified of the extradition request.
Details regarding the situation of this man—formerly a close associate of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho”—were reported on June 18 by journalist Manuel Espino in the newspaper *El Universal*.
The *amparo* was rejected because the judge determined he lacked jurisdiction to rule on the case; consequently, he declined to hear the matter and referred it to another authority.
It is worth noting that the United States had offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the capture of this individual.
