Mexican governor indicted by US steps down
Key takeaways
- Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya has been accused of protecting the powerful Sinaloa cartel and helping it smuggle drugs into the US, allegedly taking in millions of dollars in bribes.
- Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya and the mayor of the state capital of Culiacan, Juan de Dios Gámez Mendivil, both stepped aside on Saturday, although they denied the charges against them.
- "To my people and to my family, I can look you in the eye because I have never betrayed you, and I never will," he added.
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Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya has been accused of protecting the powerful Sinaloa cartel and helping it smuggle drugs into the US, allegedly taking in millions of dollars in bribes.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DAh TRuben Rocha Moya said the allegations against him were 'false and malicious'Image: Luis Barron/ZUMA/IMAGOAdvertisement Two political allies of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's party have resigned from their official posts, following a US indictment that has linked them to the Sinaloa cartel.
Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya and the mayor of the state capital of Culiacan, Juan de Dios Gámez Mendivil, both stepped aside on Saturday, although they denied the charges against them.