Mexico’s Sinaloa Governor Steps Down as He Faces US Drug Trafficking Charges

Mexico is seeking additional information before it agrees to arrest and extradite the Sinaloa governor and nine other indicted Mexican nationals.
Mexico’s Sinaloa Governor Steps Down as He Faces US Drug Trafficking Charges
The Department of Justice in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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The governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa has announced a leave of absence as he faces a federal indictment in the United States on allegations of aiding the Sinaloa cartel.

On April 29, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced it had obtained an indictment against Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya and nine other current and former Mexican officials for alleged drug trafficking and weapons offenses.

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Ryan Morgan is a reporter for The Epoch Times focusing on military and foreign affairs.
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