
Sinaloa Governor and Nine Other Mexican Officials Charged with Drug Trafficking in US Indictment
A US federal indictment unsealed in New York charged Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya and nine other current and former Mexican officials with drug trafficking and weapons offenses, accusing them of aiding the Sinaloa Cartel in smuggling fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States. The charges, tied to the Los Chapitos faction, have created a political dilemma for President Claudia Sheinbaum as she balances US pressure with political consequences ahead of Mexico's midterm elections.
