US charges Mexican governor with aiding Sinaloa drug cartel
US prosecutors have formally charged Rúben Rocha Moya, the sitting governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state, with conspiring with the Sinaloa Cartel to traffic narcotics into the United States.The indictment, released in New York, also names nine other current and former Mexican officials, including a high-ranking policeman, a senator, and a mayor.The charges allege that Rocha Moya abused his position to protect a faction of the cartel known as Los Chapitos in exchange for political support and bribes.The Sinaloa Cartel is described by US authorities as a designated terrorist organization that uses corruption and bribery to facilitate drug trafficking and violence.The... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 29 Apr 2026 23:01 LONDON
