Mexican Governor and Nine Other Officials Accused of Ties to Sinaloa Cartel
The District Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, in the United States, accused the governor of Sinaloa, Mexico, Rubén Rocha, along with nine other current and former officials, of allegedly being associated with the Sinaloa cartel to traffic and distribute large quantities of drugs in U.S. territory.
TL;DR
- The District Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York accused Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha and nine other officials of alleged links to the Sinaloa cartel.
- The charges involve alleged association with the cartel for trafficking and distributing large quantities of drugs in the United States.
- Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed receiving extradition requests but noted insufficient evidence from the U.S. for immediate provisional arrests.
- Governor Rocha has categorically rejected the accusations, stating they lack veracity and foundation.
- If convicted, Rocha and the other accused face minimum sentences of 40 years to life imprisonment.