### [2026-04-29](/feed/2026/04/29/index.md)

##### Mexican drug war
# The United States charges Rubén Rocha Moya, the current governor of Sinaloa, Mexico, and nine other current and former politicians, with alleged drug and weapons trafficking charges and allegedly working with Mexican cartels, including Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. 




### Sources:

1. [CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/us-charges-mexican-officals-drug-trafficking-weapons)

### Changes:

1. The government of the United States charges Rubén Rocha Moya, the current governor of Sinaloa, and nine other current and former politicians, with alleged drug and weapons trafficking charges and allegedly working with Mexican cartels, including Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel  _2026-04-30 11:39:15 (First version)_
1. The United States charges Rubén Rocha Moya, the current governor of Sinaloa, Mexico, and nine other current and former politicians, with alleged drug and weapons trafficking charges and allegedly working with Mexican cartels, including Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.  _(Current version)_

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