U.S. prosecutors have indicted Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya and nine other Mexican officials with helping the Sinaloa Cartel traffic drugs into the U.S. in exchange for bribes and political favors. Prosecutors allege Rocha Moya met with the sons of former cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán before his 2021 election and promised to install officials friendly to their drug trafficking operations, while cartel members stole ballot boxes and intimidated opponents to ensure his victory. Rocha Moya denied the allegations. He is the highest-ranking member of Mexico’s leading political party, Morena, to be indicted by the United States.