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Current Governor of Sinaloa, Mexico, to Face U.S. Drug Trafficking Charges

By Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby

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.

On Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced that it obtained a criminal indictment against Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya and some of his top law enforcement officials on drug conspiracy charges for their alleged role in helping the Sinaloa Cartel move tons of drugs in exchange for political support and bribes.

“To protect and grow this drug trafficking empire, the (Sinaloa) Cartel has allegedly partnered with corrupt politicians and law enforcement officials, including the defendants, who have abused their authority in support of the Cartel, exposed and subjected victims to threats and violence, and sold out their offices in exchange for massive bribes,” federal prosecutors revealed in a prepared statement.

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