Mexican officials charged with importing massive quantities of drugs into US
The U.S. government has charged the governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a federal indictment in New York.
The charges were announced Wednesday in a news release from U.S. officials.
None of the defendants were in custody.
Those charged in court papers unsealed in Manhattan federal court are current and former government or law enforcement officials in Sinaloa.
Authorities said they have played essential roles in helping the Sinaloa drug cartel ship fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States.
Mexican governor drug indictment
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