Governor Charged in US-Mexico Cartel Drug Plot

0:00On April 30th, U.S. prosecutors hit the governor of Mexico's Sena Loa state, Ruben Rocha-Moya, which charges for teaming up with the Sena Loa cartel, too. Flood the United States with drugs. He's accused alongside nine other current and former officials, including a senator, a mayor, and a top cop. The indictment dropped in New York on Wednesday, laying out a plot for bribes and political favors. This governor comes from the same party as Mexico's president Claudia Scheinbaum, and Sena Loa is ground zero for the cartel, where two factions are. Locked in a bloody turf war. Prosecutors say Rocha used his power to shield one group called Los Chapitos, letting massive drug shipments roll north unchecked. Mexico's government fire back quick, saying the U.S. paperwork lacks real proof for arrests or extraditions, leaving the call to their attorney. General, Rocha has long faced whispers of cartelings, but denies everything. The charges spotlight how cartels lean on crooked officials to thrive, with the DEA calling it a terrorist outfit fueled

1:01by corruption. This nags high-level players from the ruling party, a rare jab at a sitting governor. As the Trump team ramps up its war on cartels and grafts south of the border, eyes are on how Mexico responds, and whether anyone gets ship stateside for trial. From around the world, powered by AI, this is Global News Today. I'm Cory with the story.