U.S. charges 10 Mexican officials, including Sinaloa governor, with drug trafficking
The U.S. has charged 10 current and former Mexican officials, including Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, with drug trafficking and weapons offenses, alleging they aided the Sinaloa cartel in smuggling narcotics into the United States. The indictment, unsealed in New York, accuses the officials of enabling cartel operations through corruption and abuse of power, with some defendants linked to the 'Los Chapitos' faction. Mexico has received extradition requests but has not disclosed how it will respond, as the case poses political challenges for President Claudia Sheinbaum and her administration.
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U.S. U.S. charges 10 Mexican officials, including Sinaloa governor, with drug trafficking April 29, 2026 / 7:51 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google The governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials were charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a U.S. indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York, accused of aiding in the massive importation of illicit narcotics into the United States.Some officials were members of Mexico's progressive ruling party, Morena, posing a political conundrum for Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum as she seeks to offset mounting pressures from the Trump administration. Some of those politicians called the indictment a political attack on their party.U.S. federal officials announced the charges in a news release.
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