Mexican Governor To Step Down After Being Charged In The U.S. Over Alleged Cartel Ties
Ruben Rocha denied the charges and said he was stepping aside while a local investigation proceeds, as the Sinaloa Congress named an interim governor.
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Rubén Rocha Moya leaves the post of governor of Sinaloa with a complex legacy. His mandate, truncated by the U.S. accusation of being a necessary collaborator for the Sinaloa Cartel, will be difficult to separate from the civil war within this criminal group. In a Mexico that presumes a reduction in high-impact crime for almost the entire country, the northern state is a bleeding exception.
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Ruben Rocha Moya steps aside after US accusations of cartel ties
MEXICO CITY, May 2 (Reuters) – The governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state, who has been accused by the U.S. of aiding one of the country’s most powerful drug cartels, said on Friday he would step down temporarily as a local investigation into the charges proceeds. In televised remarks late Friday, Ruben Rocha said he was innocent and left his post with a “clean conscience.” He criticized the U.S. charges against him as an attack on the ruling pol…
Mexican governor steps aside after U.S. accusations of cartel ties | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
MEXICO CITY >> The governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state, who has been accused by the U.S. of aiding one of the country’s most powerful drug cartels, said on Friday he would step down temporarily as a local investigation into the charges proceeds.
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