U.S. Accuses Governor of Sinaloa and 9 Officials of Ties to Sinaloa Cartel
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
PHOENIX – The governor of Sinaloa, the mayor of Culiacán, and eight other high-ranking politicians or police officers are facing serious charges in the United States for allegedly collaborating with the Sinaloa Cartel and one of its key factions, 'Los Chapitos.' The U.S. federal prosecutor announced on Wednesday that these ten Mexican officials could face life imprisonment if convicted. The indicted officials are: Ruben Rocha Moya – Governor of Sinaloa; Enrique Inzunza Cázarez – Current senator and former Secretary General of Sinaloa; Enrique Díaz Vega – Former Secretary of Administration and Finance of Sinaloa; Dámaso Castro Zaavedra – Deputy Attorney General of Sinaloa; Marco Antonio Almanza Avilés – Former Chief of the Investigative Police of the Sinaloa Attorney General's Office; Alberto Jorge Contreras Nuñez 'Cholo' – Chief of the Investigative Police of the Sinaloa Attorney General's Office; Gerardo Mérida Sánchez – Former Secretary of Public Security in Sinaloa; José Antonio Dionosio Hipólito 'Tornado' – Former Deputy Director of the State Police of Sinaloa; Juan de Dios Gamez Mendívil – Mayor of Culiacán; Juan Valenzuela Millán – Former Commander of the Municipal Police of Culiacán.