The Security Cabinet rejected versions of military protection for the former Sinaloa governor and President Claudia Sheinbaum stated he is at home without federal protection.
The Security Cabinet, headed by Omar García Harfuch, issued an information card on July 9, 2026, denying that Rubén Rocha Moya is under Army protection at the 9th Military Zone, the III Military Region or any other military facility.
“Both versions are absolutely false,” the statement said, referring to reports of an operation to change his location and his alleged military protection. Federal authorities reiterated that the Mexican Government “does not protect anyone” against investigations by Mexican or foreign authorities.
In her morning press conference the same day, President Claudia Sheinbaum explained that “the man is at his house. Moreover, he does not even have federal protection.” Rocha Moya posted on social media that he is in Culiacán and that the accusations from the US Department of Justice are false.
