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Mexico’s Sinaloa governor denies US charges of drug cartel involvement

By Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2026 | 3:17 PM

MEXICO CITY, April 29 (Reuters) – Mexico’s Sinaloa State Governor ​Ruben Rocha on ‌Wednesday denied U.S. Justice Department allegations of links to the ‌Sinaloa ​Cartel, labeling ⁠the charges ⁠as politically motivated.

The U.S. Justice Department earlier on Wednesday said ​it had charged Rocha and ⁠other current ⁠and former officials ​for their alleged ​involvement with the criminal ‌organization.

Rocha said in a post on X that the ⁠accusations would be proven false. He also characterized ⁠the ‌legal action ⁠as an assault ​on ‌the Morena political ​party ⁠currently in power.

(Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz and Natalia Siniawski, Editing by Daina Beth ​Solomon)