Sheinbaum's Predicament: Part One - A Fractured Sinaloa Cartel

Sheinbaum's Predicament: Part One - A Fractured Sinaloa Cartel

Author: Latin America Correspondent April 30, 2026 Duration: 10:29
Latin America Correspondent Jon Bonfiglio with the news that US prosecutors have charged the current governor of Mexico's state of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, along with nine other Mexican government officials, of conspiring with the Sinaloa Cartel. In this new series, Bonfiglio looks at the context behind the charges, and analyzes what that means for Mexico today, and how it traps President Claudia Sheinbaum in a Catch-22. Support the show

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