Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha has again requested a leave of absence from office, just days after returning to his post following U.S. federal allegations linking him to drug trafficking, bribery and protection of cartel activities.
Rocha’s return has triggered criticism from Mexico’s federal government and members of the ruling Morena party, who accused him of putting his personal interests ahead of those of the public.
President Claudia Sheinbaum on Saturday warned that “power without principles becomes arrogance” and stressed that no personal interest should come before the interests of the Mexican people or the nation. Although she did not name Rocha directly, her remarks were widely viewed as a response to the controversy surrounding his return.
Rocha, 77, subsequently posted a statement saying that Sinaloa, Mexico and the political transformation movement were more important than individual interests.
The governor returned to office on Friday after spending more than three months on leave following the U.S. allegations.
In April, U.S. prosecutors accused Rocha and nine current and former officials of conspiring with Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, allegedly helping facilitate drug trafficking into the United States in exchange for political support and bribes.
The U.S. action was notable because it extended Washington’s anti-cartel campaign beyond drug traffickers to a sitting senior Mexican politician. Rocha has rejected the allegations, describing the U.S. case as a politically motivated attack against Sheinbaum’s political movement.
Mexico’s government has previously said that Washington had not provided sufficient evidence to justify Rocha’s arrest or extradition, although Mexican authorities opened their own investigation into the allegations.
His latest request for leave comes amid growing political pressure and appears to highlight continuing tensions within Morena over his controversial return to office.
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