US Indicts Sinaloa Governor and Officials in Cartel Conspiracy
TL;DR
US prosecutors charged Sinaloa state governor Ruben Rocha Moya and nine other current or former officials with conspiring with the Sinaloa Cartel to import large quantities of narcotics into the United States in exchange for political support and bribes; Mexico contested the evidence, and the indictment filed in New York also alleges ties to the Los Chapitos faction while asserting that the cartel exploited public offices to shield its operations.
Topics:top-newsworld#corruption#drug-trafficking#extradition#sinaloa-cartel#us-mexico-relations#world
- US charges Mexican governor and other leaders with aiding drug cartel BBC
- U.S. Indictment Accuses Mexican Governor of Conspiring With Sinaloa Cartel The New York Times
- US charges governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state and 9 others with drug trafficking and weapons charges CNN
- Mexico’s Sinaloa Governor Is Indicted in US on Drug Charges Bloomberg.com
- US charges Mexican governor, top officials in cartel conspiracy as Mexico fires back over proof Fox News
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