US Detains Former Sinaloa Officials on Drug Charges

Two former officials from Mexico's Sinaloa state, including ex-security chief Gerardo Mérida, have been detained in the US on drug charges. Mérida was arrested in Arizona on May 11. The detentions target allies of Sinaloa Governor Rocha Moya, whose financial accounts were also frozen by Mexico's financial intelligence unit. The case has drawn attention to the CIA's clandestine war against cartels in Mexico.