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Mexican governor indicted by the US seeks leave again after contentious return to office

manilatimes.net8/24/2026
Mexican governor indicted by the US seeks leave again after contentious return to office

MEXICO CITY — The embattled governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state has reversed his decision to return to his post, bowing to an extraordinary backlash from his own ruling party over accusations by U.S. prosecutors he conspired with a powerful cartel to smuggle drugs into the United States.State lawmakers were expected Sunday to approve Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya's request for an indefinite leave of absence, about a day and a half after he announced his return by claiming Mexican prosecutors had cleared him of the drug trafficking charges leveled against him by the U.S. Department of Justice in late April.The rapid reversal demonstrated the authority Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wields over her Moren

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