SDNY Indicts Sinaloa Officials in Cartel-Backed Drug Trafficking Case
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U.S. prosecutors in SDNY unsealed an indictment charging 10 current and former Sinaloa officials, including the state governor, with conspiring with the Sinaloa Cartel to import fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and meth into the United States and to protect cartel operations in exchange for bribes; one defendant is also charged in relation to kidnapping and killings of a DEA source, illustrating alleged violence and corruption linked to the cartel’s network.
- Governor Of Sinaloa And Nine Other Current And Former Mexican Officials Charged With Drug Trafficking And Weapons Offenses Department of Justice (.gov)
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- Read the Indictment of Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya of Mexico and Others The New York Times
- U.S. indicts Mexican governor on drug trafficking charges Los Angeles Times
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