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Mexico’s most controversial politician, Rubén Rocha, goes to ground as cartel questions intensify

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The Security Cabinet says the on-leave governor is in Sinaloa despite the fact that no one has seen him in 19 days

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After Harfuch said that Rub n Rocha does not have a federal but a state reservation, Sheinbaum states that it is protected by the GN.

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Today it is 21 days since the United States asked to arrest and extradite Rubén Rocha Moya and his cronies for their alleged links with the Sinaloa Cartel. 21 days when the government has refused to hand them over and, not only that, has them hidden and protected somewhere. They deny that Rocha Moya has escorts Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, assured that the governor of Sinaloa with license remains in the stat…

On May 21, 2026, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo stated that the governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, who was on leave, had the protection of the National Guard (GN), directly contradicting the statement made the day before by Omar Hamid García Harfuch, head of the Federal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), who maintained that the Sinaloa governor only… Source

MEXICO CITY – On Thursday, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo confirmed that Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa currently on leave, is in that state and defended the principle of presumption of innocence in the face of accusations from the United States. Sheinbaum reiterated that she is not protecting anyone, but lashed out at the opposition and columnists, stating that they are ignorant of the country's "penal system," which establishes that …

The governor with license of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, is escorted by state police in the entity, said Wednesday the secretary of Citizen Security, Omar García Harfuch. In a press conference, the federal official said that the location of the president is not reserved, and stressed that he does not have a custody service by the federal government. "The governor is in Sinaloa. He is not... he has not been reserved his location, he is like... so …

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Proceso broke the news in Mexico on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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