NEW YORK — The governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials were charged with drug trafficking and weapons offenses in a U.S. indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York.
The charges were announced in a news release by federal 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 Sinaloa state Gov. Ruben Rocha and other played essential roles in helping the Sinaloa drug cartel ship fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States.
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