Rocha Moya Steps Aside Again | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 24, 2026 · 1m

Ruben Rocha Moya, governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state, is back on indefinite leave after just one day in office — a move swiftly condemned by his own party. Though he claimed innocence following an Attorney General’s Office investigation, U.S. prosecutors allege he conspired with cartels to smuggle drugs into the U.S., and his brief return sparked outrage from President Claudia Sheinbaum and other Morena leaders, who called it a self-serving act that ignored national interests. After stepping aside in May amid federal indictments for bribery and drug trafficking, Rocha Moya now says his…