Rubén Rocha Moya returns to the governorship of Sinaloa after a brief period away due to U.S. drug trafficking investigations.
Rubén Rocha Moya returned to the governorship of Sinaloa after being sidelined for three and a half months due to drug trafficking allegations from the U.S. Justice Department. During his announcement, Rubén Rocha Moya stated that the prosecution has not found anything against him during their investigation. This return comes at a time when the government of Claudia Sheinbaum is attempting to establish a clear signal against impunity regarding the 'huachicol fiscal' corruption case. The administration sought to capitalize on the other side of the border, where the Jensen family trial in the United States is exposing a crime scheme that allowed thousands of shipments of stolen crude oil from Pemex to be smuggled into the U.S. with the U.S. security agencies' cooperation. The Secretary of the Interior and the opposition parties (PAN and PRI) have noted that while Rubén Rocha Moya's return is a context of a personal determination, the investigation into him and eight other high-ranking officials remains ongoing.