Mexico’s Sinaloa state Governor, Rubén Rocha Moya, has returned to office after taking a temporary leave amid allegations by the United States that he collaborated with a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Rocha announced on Friday that he had resumed his duties, insisting that he was innocent and had a clear conscience. He said he would continue defending his honour and that of his family.
The US government has accused Rocha of working with The Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel led by the sons of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. According to US prosecutors, the group allegedly helped Rocha win the 2021 gubernatorial election by stealing ballots from his opponents and kidnapping opposition supporters.
In return, prosecutors allege that Rocha allowed the cartel faction to influence the appointment of corrupt officials in Sinaloa.
Rocha took a leave of absence on May 1 to make himself available to Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, which opened an investigation into the US allegations.
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has called on the United States to provide evidence supporting the accusations. She has maintained that anyone accused of a crime should be given due process and a fair investigation.
Rocha later claimed that after 112 days of investigation, Mexican authorities had found no evidence linking him to criminal activity.
However, Mexico’s Secretariat of the Interior subsequently clarified that investigations involving Rocha and nine other Mexican officials and businessmen named in the US indictment remain open.
The Mexican government also said it had repeatedly asked the US Department of Justice to provide evidence supporting its allegations.
Rocha’s return to office was described by the Interior Secretariat as a personal decision, while authorities stressed that the investigations and due-process procedures would continue.
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