Pressure on Mexico after two ex-officials surrender to US over alleged cartel ties
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum denies any links between her Morena party and organized crime
TL;DR
- Two former Sinaloa officials, Gerardo Mérida Sánchez and Enrique Díaz Vega, surrendered to US authorities.
- They are charged with alleged ties to the Sinaloa cartel and aiding in drug importation.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denies government links to organized crime and has resisted extraditing Governor Rubén Rocha Moya.
- Analysts believe the surrenders strengthen the US case against the governor and could lead to further indictments.
- The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) administrator stated that the indictment of Rocha is 'just the start'.