On May 1, Mexico's FGR demanded evidence from the US to evaluate the extradition request for indicted Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, citing lack of justification for urgency. This follows President Sheinbaum's prior criticism of weak proof (see prior coverage).
Raúl Armando Jiménez Vázquez, head of the FGR's Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Competency Control, stated the US extradition document for Rocha and nine others lacks 'referencia ni motivo ni fundamento ni evidencia' for provisional detention urgency. The FGR will request necessary documents per the bilateral treaty.
This updates responses to the April 29 US indictment charging Rocha, Senator Enrique Inzunza Cázarez, Culiacán Mayor Juan de Dios Gámez, and others with Sinaloa Cartel (Los Chapitos) ties for drug/machine gun trafficking in exchange for political support (see prior coverage: 'US charges Sinaloa governor and nine officials with cartel ties').
Rocha dismissed resigning: 'No adelantemos vísperas.' Rosario Robles urged Sheinbaum to extradite Rocha, arguing 'sovereignty means defending ourselves from that yoke of organized crime.'
