Mexico’s Sinaloa Governor Is Indicted in US on Drug Charges

Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha MoyaPhotographer: Jose Luis Torales/NurPhoto/Getty Images

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By Chris Dolmetsch, Alex Vasquez, and Gonzalo Soto

April 29, 2026 at 7:12 PM UTC

Updated on

April 30, 2026 at 12:58 AM UTC

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The governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa was accused by US prosecutors of conspiring with drug cartels, escalating tension between the two countries over the fight against organized crime.