# Mexican governor facing US drug charges says he is leaving office

https://mins.news/en/item/29618

- DW, 2026-08-23 04:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/mexican-governor-facing-us-drug-charges-says-leaving-office/a-78473557?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya has requested another temporary, indefinite leave just days after returning to office. US prosecutors allege that he and nine other current or former Morena officials conspired with a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel to traffic drugs into the United States in exchange for bribes and political backing. Rocha denies the allegations and says they are intended to damage Morena.

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