Vice President of Sinaloa, Dámaso Castro, Applies for a License in the Midst of a Drug Trafficking Charge in the U.S.

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First the governor, then the mayor and now the deputy prosecutor, D maso Castro, asked for a license after US accusations of drug trafficking.

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The General Prosecutor’s Office (FGE) of Sinaloa announced on Tuesday, May 5, that Deputy Attorney General Damaso Castro Saavedra, one of the 10 officials accused by the U.S. Department of Justice of having links with the Sinaloa Cartel, filed a request for leave. “The General Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Sinaloa reports that, on May 5, 2026, Lic. Damaso Castro Zaavedra filed an application for unpaid leave to the post of Deputy Attorney …

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Dámaso Castro's application for a license was filed hours after Claudia Zulema Sánchez Kondo, the Attorney General of the State, announced that she was evaluating whether he would remain in office.

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Dámaso Castro Saavedra filed his application for leave to the post of Deputy Attorney General of the State of Sinaloa, this after the U.S. accusation against Governor Rubén Rocha Moya and more officials and former officials to have alleged links with Los Chapitos. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Dámaso Castro Saavedra faces charges in that country for conspiracy to traffic drugs and weapons, this for the benefit of organized crime, …

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The Sinaloan Attorney General's Office (northwest) reported that Dámaso Castro Zaavedra filed this motion without pay. 06.05.2026, Sputnik Mundo

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Sinaloa’s Attorney General’s Office (FGE) reported this Tuesday that Deputy Prosecutor Dámaso Castro Zaavedra applied for unpaid leave of absence from office, after U.S. authorities linked him to organized crime in the Rocha Moya case. It is worth mentioning that, with him, there are already three officials [...] The post Dámaso Castro, Sinaloa’s deputy prosecutor, requests leave for investigation in Rocha appeared first on Angulo 7.