US Indictment Forces Mexican Sinaloa Officials to Step Aside Over Cartel Ties
TL;DR
The United States charged Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, Culiacán Mayor Juan de Dios Gámez Mendívil, and eight others from Morena with drug-trafficking linked to the Sinaloa cartel. Rocha and Gámez Mendívil will take 30-day leaves of absence and lose immunity, with interim governor Yeraldine Bonilla Valverde stepping in; Senator Enrique Inzunza will remain in the Senate. Mexico’s president and attorney general are overseeing the inquiry, and Sheinbaum stressed Mexico’s sovereignty and promised to pursue individuals if proven guilty.
- Mexican governor and mayor indicted by US for drug trafficking step down The Guardian
- Governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state steps down after US drug indictment CNN
- Sheinbaum’s Dilemma in Mexico: Defy the U.S. or Arrest an Ally The New York Times
- Mexican governor steps aside after US accusations of cartel ties Reuters
- Opinion | An explosive indictment could turn U.S. tension with Mexico to boiling The Washington Post
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