“He was arrested following formal charges by the United States Department of Justice, which links him to drug trafficking and the Sinaloa Cartel,” she wrote on social media.

Sinaloa governor, subject of US investigation, stands alone under allegations of cartel ties The progress of the case against Rubén Rocha and nine other officials is setting off alarm bells within the ruling party, Morena Rubén Rocha in Mexico City, . Galo Cañas Rodríguez (Cuartoscuro)

The Sinaloa Cartel (Cártel de Sinaloa, aka CDS) is one of the world’s oldest and most powerful drug cartels. Through its birthplace and stronghold in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, the cartel is one of the largest producers and traffickers of fentanyl and other illicit drugs to the United States.

The arrests were “aimed at dismantling the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the world’s most violent and powerful drug cartels, responsible for flooding the United States with fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin,” according to the DEA.

Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya has resigned after being indicted by the United States on charges of aiding the Sinaloa cartel, deepening tensions between Mexico and Washington. President ...

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