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U.S. indicts Mexican governor on drug trafficking charges
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- Justice Department on Wednesday indicted Rúben Rocha Moya, the governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, accusing him of trafficking drugs with the infamous Sinaloa cartel.
- Nine other current and former Mexican officials also were indicted, according to the department.
- The indictment of a sitting governor by U.S. authorities has little precedent in U.S.-Mexico relations and denotes a major escalation by the Trump administration in its efforts to combat criminal syndicates in Mexico.
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MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday indicted Rúben Rocha Moya, the governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, accusing him of trafficking drugs with the infamous Sinaloa cartel.
Nine other current and former Mexican officials also were indicted, according to the department.
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