Mexican governor resigns from role days after US accuses him of Sinaloa Cartel ties

NewsWorldAmericasMexican governor resigns from role days after US accuses him of Sinaloa Cartel tiesRocha, who belongs to the ruling Morena party, vehemently denied the allegations against himLizbeth Diaz & Laura GottesdienerSaturday 02 May 2026 15:59 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969475","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ruben-rocha-sinaloa-cartel-governor-resignation-b2969475.html","title":"Mexican governor resigns from role days after US accuses him of Sinaloa Cartel ties"}}CloseMexican officials carry out patrols after military kills cartel leaderThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}R...