US charges Sinaloa state governor, 9 others over Mexican drug cartel links
Summary
U.S. prosecutors charged Mexico’s Sinaloa state Governor Ruben Rocha Moya and nine others with working with the Sinaloa drug cartel to traffic drugs into the United States. The indictment claims the cartel helped Rocha Moya win his 2021 election by pressuring opponents and stealing votes.Key Facts
- Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa’s governor, and nine officials are charged with links to the Sinaloa drug cartel.
- They allegedly helped move large amounts of narcotics into the United States.
- The cartel supported Rocha Moya’s 2021 election campaign by intimidating opponents and tampering with ballots.
- Enrique Diaz Vega, Rocha Moya’s secretary, gave the cartel a list of political opponents’ names and addresses.
- The cartel is connected to the sons of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, a jailed drug lord in the U.S.
- Rocha Moya denies the charges and calls them politically motivated and without evidence.
- The Mexican government says U.S. extradition requests lack enough proof.
- This case may show a new U.S. strategy to target active Mexican officials linked to organized crime.
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