US Arrests Former Sinaloa Officials on Drug Charges

In May 2026, US authorities arrested two former officials from Mexico's Sinaloa state, including the ex-security chief, on alleged drug charges. The arrests are part of a broader US effort to triple cases against suspected narco-politicians in Mexico, according to the New York Times. Mexico's financial intelligence unit also froze the accounts of Sinaloa Governor Rocha Moya. The case has drawn attention to the CIA's clandestine war against cartels in Mexico.