US EditionMexican Officials Charged with Importing Massive Quantities of Drugs Into US
Federal prosecutors say the officials helped the Sinaloa cartel move fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States.
- 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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Mexican governor, other officials charged with conspiring with Sinaloa Cartel to smuggle drugs into U.S.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan on Wednesday charged several current and former Mexican government officials with conspiring with the Sinaloa Cartel to import large amounts of drugs into the United States in exchange for bribes and political support.
Current Governor of Sinaloa, Mexico, to Face U.S. Drug Trafficking Charges
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the unsealing of a criminal indictment against a sitting Mexican governor and his closest allies. The case is historic in nature since it is the first time that a sitting Mexican governor has been named in a cartel-connected criminal case. | Border / Cartel Chronicles
US charges governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state and 9 others with drug trafficking and weapons charges
A federal grand jury indicted the governor of Sinaloa and other Mexican state officials with drug trafficking and weapons charges for allegedly working with cartels to bring drugs into the United States in exchange for bribes and favors.
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