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Mexico’s Sinaloa state governor resigns amid US drug trafficking charges
Ruben Rocha Moya again denies allegations he shielded cartel, says taking ‘temporary leave’ to defend self.The governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state has temporarily resigned days after being charged by United States authorities in a sweeping drug trafficking indictment that has further strained relations between the two countries.In a brief video statement posted late Friday, Ruben Rocha Moya again denied any wrongdoing, but said he was taking “temporary leave” to defend himself against the US allegations.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3CIA agents reported killed in Mexico were not authorised to operate: Gov’tlist 2 of 3Mexico’s Jalisco drug cartel commander ‘El Jardinero’ found hiding in ditchlist 3 of 3FIFA urged to push US for ‘ICE Truce’ at World Cup by rights groupend of listThe indictment unsealed by US prosecutors earlier this week claimed that Rocha Moya and nine other officials directly aided the Sinaloa drug cartel in its smuggling operations in exchange for political support and bribes.That support included members of the powerful cartel kidnapping and threatening opposition candidates in the 2021 election and stealing paper ballots cast for those running against Rocha Moya, the indictment charged.Rocha Moya is a member of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s progressive Morena party.“My conscience
Mexican governor accused by U.S. of drug trafficking steps down during investigation
May 2, 2026 / 10:27 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google The governor of a Mexican state who was accused by the United States of ties to drug trafficking said on Friday he was temporarily stepping down to facilitate investigations.Sinaloa Gov. Ruben Rocha Moya and nine others were charged by the U.S. Justice Department this week for working with the notorious Sinaloa cartel to distribute "massive quantities" of narcotics to the United States.Rocha Moya, a member of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's left-leaning Morena party, has decried the allegations as "false and malicious." At least three officials charged in the indictment were affiliated with Morena."I inform the people of Sinaloa that today I submitted to the State Congress my request for a temporary leave from the position of governor," he said in a YouTube video late Friday.Sheinbaum said Thursday that Mexico will extradite officials to the U.S. only if given "irrefutable evidence" of cartel links. The president said this was the first time the U.S. had made narcotrafficking charges public against a sitting governor or other high-ranking official.Rocha Moya, who is close to former leftist president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has been governor of the northwestern state of
Mexican governor indicted by the U.S. for drug trafficking says he'll steps down
MEXICO CITY — The governor of Mexico’s northern Sinaloa state said that he would temporarily resign after the United States charged him and nine other officials with drug trafficking in a bombshell indictment that has shaken the political establishment. In a short video announcement posted at midnight Friday, Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya, a high-ranking member of Mexico’s progressive ruling party Morena, denied accusations that he protected the powerful Sinaloa cartel and helped it smuggle drugs into the U.S. in exchange for millions of dollars in bribes. “My conscience is clear,” he said. “To my people and to my family, I can look you in the eye because I have never betrayed you, and I never will.” But he said he would take “temporary leave” from his post as governor to defend himself against what he called the “false and malicious” allegations and cooperate with the investigation launched by the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum to determine whether he should be arrested or extradited to the U.S. Sheinbaum, who has struggled to strike a balance between the interests of her party and pressure from President Donald Trump step up the fight against cartels, has so far refused to hand over Rocha
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