US EditionUS Indicts Mexican Governor for Sinaloa Cartel Ties
Federal prosecutors say the officials helped move fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine and accepted millions of dollars in bribes.
- On Wednesday, the United States indicted Sinaloa Governor Rocha Moya and nine other officials on drug trafficking and weapons charges in a Manhattan federal court, marking a major Trump administration escalation against Mexican criminal syndicates.
- Allegations suggest the Chapitos helped Rocha Moya secure his 2021 election by kidnapping and intimidating political rivals, establishing deep ties between the governor and the Sinaloa Cartel.
- U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton stated the Sinaloa Cartel relies on corrupt officials to operate, noting authorities already canceled the governor's U.S. travel visa as enforcement action.
- Mexican observers say Rocha Moya survived past political scandals through his relationship with former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, mentor to current President Claudia Sheinbaum.
- While none of the defendants are in custody, U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson previously signaled this aggressive approach during a ground-breaking ceremony in Sinaloa.
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The accusation that surprised us yesterday from the United States shakes the Mexican political scene, and has placed under unprecedented pressure the governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, his administration and, by extension, the federal government.It is a story that was built since the electoral period of 2021, between journalistic versions, leaks and remarks, which today found form in a formal accusation of the United States government.What w…
Sinaloa Governor, top officials indicted in sweeping U.S. narco-corruption case
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday unveiled a staggering corruption indictment against the sitting governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials, alleging they transformed their government offices into a protective shield for the world’s most…
Official Rubén Rocha Moya denies
New York prosecutors said Wednesday that dozens of former and current Mexican officials have been indicted in the United States for drug smuggling and related armed crimes.
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