Indictment accuses high-level officials in Sinaloa of offences such as drug trafficking, weapons offences and kidnapping
The US justice department has charged the governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former officials for alleged ties to the Sinaloa cartel, accusing them 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.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/30/us-charges-sinaloa-governor-and-other-mexican-officials-with-drug-trafficking-offences
Author : Thomas Graham in Tijuana
Publish date : 2026-04-30 00:09:00
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