Mexican governor and mayor indicted by US for drug trafficking step down
Two members of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s party in Sinaloa state have temporarily stepped down after the US charged them with drug trafficking
Two members of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s party in the north-western Sinaloa state said they would temporarily step down from their posts after the https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/30/us-charges-sinaloa-governor-and-other-mexican-officials-with-drug-trafficking-offences">United States charged them and eight other politicians and security officers with drug trafficking.
The bombshell indictment against the 10 has shaken Mexico’s political establishment.
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