# Mexico president says Sinaloa governor’s brief return to office was ‘not appropriate’

https://mins.news/en/item/30702

- Reuters, 2026-08-24 15:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-president-says-sinaloa-governors-brief-return-office-was-not-appropriate-2026-08-24/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8c5edd8f08580001b658a4

> Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that it was “not appropriate” for Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha to return to office after the United States accused him of drug trafficking.

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