A former Mexican state security official indicted by the United States on drug trafficking charges has turned himself in to authorities in Arizona.
That comes as Mexico freezes the bank accounts of all 10 former and current public officials charged with drug trafficking.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the bank accounts of the Sinaloa officials have been frozen as a preventative measure — because of the banks’ relationship with banks in the United States — rather than because of any domestic investigation.
A U.S. court accuses the public officials, who include Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya, of accepting bribes from the Sinaloa cartel. Rocha Moya is on leave from his post, but has said he is innocent.
Another accused Sinaloa official, the former state public security secretary, was arrested in Arizona last week after he turned himself in. Court records show he appeared in court in New York on Friday.
Sheinbaum told reporters Monday that U.S. officials, including drug czar Sara Carter and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, will visit Mexico in the coming weeks.
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The nearly week-long security alert restricted the movement of U.S. government employees to daylight hours due to “threat information.” -
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights called for Mexico and the mining company Grupo México’s to make good on promises to the community more than a decade after the historic spill. -
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In the Sonoran Sky Islands region, one organization is working to bring back native species. But it’s running up against a lengthening border wall.
