CAMEO+ eventCRIME2026-05-03🇲🇽

Mexican governor and mayor step down after US drug trafficking indictments

source: US authorities -> target: Juan de Dios Gámez Mendívil and other indicted Mexican officials

On 2026-05-03, the United States charged two members of Mexico’s ruling party in Sinaloa and eight others with drug trafficking, prompting the named officials to step down temporarily. The local congress also approved Governor Rubén Rocha Moya’s leave of absence in a special vote on Saturday.

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CuliacánSinaloaNorth AmericaMexicoNorth America24.809, -107.394
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