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Two Former Sinaloa Officials Surrender to U.S. Authorities on Cartel Charges
Two former Sinaloa state officials surrendered to U.S. authorities last week on charges of ties to the Sinaloa cartel. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denied links between her government and organized crime while resisting extradition requests.
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U.S. authorities last week on charges of ties to the Sinaloa cartel.
U.S. Marshals. Sinaloa's former finance minister, Enrique Díaz Vega, was taken into custody in New York. Both officials were charged last month as part of an indictment of ten Sinaloa officials, including Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, for alleged ties to the Sinaloa cartel and aiding the importation of illicit drugs into the United States.
U.S. authorities. On Monday, she denied any links between her government and organized crime.
"We're not going to cover for anyone under any circumstances," she said. "But why [is the US] so interested in Mexico?
U.S. " The New York Times reported that the Trump administration instructed federal prosecutors to use terrorism statutes against corrupt Mexican officials.
U.S. Authorities in recent months. Relations have frayed over reports of CIA operations in Mexico without federal government knowledge.
