In Mexico's bloodied Sinaloa state, police and prosecutors conspired to cover up opponent's killing

Updated 6:58 PM CDT, October 20, 2024

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police, prosecutors and forensic examiners in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa all conspired to cover up the killing of an opponent of the ruling-party state governor, using a blood-stained truck found at the crime scene, federal prosecutors said Sunday.

The bombshell statement by federal prosecutors backs up the version of imprisoned drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. Zambada claims he was forced aboard an airplane on July 25 by another drug capo who flew them both to the United States and turned them in to U.S. authorities.

Zambada said in a letter in August that Héctor Cuén, an opponent of ruling-party Gov. Ruben Rocha, was murdered on July 25 at the same time and the same ranch where Zambada was kidnapped. Federal prosecutors revealed Sunday that Cuén’s blood was indeed found at the ranch.

Gov. Rocha has not responded publicly to Sunday’s statement by prosecutors, but he has said in the past that Cuén was killed by gunmen in a random botched robbery at a gasoline station miles away later that day, and Sinaloa state prosecutors showed security camera footage of the alleged attack.

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Sinaloa Governor Took Millions From 'Los Chapitos'; Had Dozens Kidnapped During Elections
Rocha Moya became to be governor by MORENA, the current ruling political party in Mexico.

Luis Chaparro
Sep 08, 2024

MEXICO CITY.— The current governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, is part of the Sinaloa Cartel, under the orders of ‘Los Chapitos’, according to a strong set of accusations made by popular YouTuber ‘Ocran Leaks’.

On its most recent video, ‘Ocran Leaks’, who many have pointed out to be Dámaso López Serrano, known as ‘El Mini-Lic’, a former Sinaloa Cartel leadership member, accused Rocha Moya of having met several times with ‘Los Chapitos’ and using his political power in favor of the sons of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán.

The video comes out a few days over a month from when mythical drug boss Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was allegedly kidnapped in Sinaloa by Joaquín Guzmán López after being tricked into a meeting where, according to his own recount of things, Rocha Moya was present, along with Héctor Melesio Cuén, a local politician who was killed in the same incident.

Rocha Moya became to be governor by MORENA, the current ruling political party in Mexico.

“The Sinaloa organization handed over several million dollars for his (Rocha Moya) campaign in 2021,” Ocran Leaks said during the first few minutes.

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