Sinaloa Governor Charged in U.S. for Cartel Ties

0:00On April 29, U.S. prosecutors just unsealed charges against Sinaloa's governor, Rubin Roche-Moya, and nine other current and former Mexican, officials for drug trafficking and weapons crimes. They are accused of helping the Sinaloa cartel flood the United States with fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and meth. None of them are in custody yet, and the case dropped to New York Federal Court this week. These officials allegedly were tanned in glove with the cartel faction, led by the sons of Joaquin El Chapo, Guzaman, who's locked up for life in a U.S. prison. The indictment paints them as key players shielding massive drugshipments across the border, turning public trust into cartel protection. Roche, a big supporter of Mexico's old, hud's not bullets, approached the cartels, fired back hard, calling the charges baseless slander, and in a sultan, his country's sovereignty. Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum said her team hasn't seen any solid evidence and wants to check by their own attorney general.

1:00U.S. officials like the DEA head and the Manhattan U.S. attorney sland the corruption, saying it lets these ruthless groups thrive and puts Americans, lives at risk. This fits a pattern. Remember former security chief, Janaro Garcia Luna, convicted last year and hit with over 38 years for taking Sinaloa. Bribes. Meanwhile, the U.S. ambassadors pushing an anti-corruption drive against Mexican officials tied to crime, and everyone's watching of Mexico. Extradites anyone, or if the sparks bigger border tensions. That's your global news today update, AI powered and always on.