By The Opinion
The accusation presented by the United States Department of Justice, through the District Court of the Southern District of New York, against the current governor of Sinaloa, Ruben Rocha Moyalinks him directly to the faction of Los Chapitos.
And, according to the document released by the US authorities, Rocha Moya’s electoral victory to assume the governorship was due, in large part, to an agreement with the children of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
The United States Department of Justice assures that the Sinaloa Cartel He actively participated during the June 6, 2021 election to ensure that the Morena party candidate was elected.
Los Chapitos, according to the accusation, ordered their operators to steal ballot boxes with votes that favored Rocha Moya, as well as intimidate opposition candidates.
Furthermore, on multiple occasions before becoming governor and already as governor, Rocha Moya would have attended meetings with the Chapitos, among them Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar and Ovidio Guzmán López.
In these meetings, recorded in 2021, the then gubernatorial candidate would have assured his support to free the operations of the Sinaloa Cartel faction.
Election day Los Chapitos hitmen kidnapped and intimidated opposition candidates to force them to withdraw from the fight.
To do this, the gunmen used a list with names and addresses that was provided to them by Enrique Díaz Vega, who was later appointed by Rocha Moya as his Secretary of Finance Administration.
In addition, The men from Los Chapitos stole ballots and ballot boxes from polling stations where it was believed that the vote would favor the opposition
All of this occurred while the commanders of the Sinaloa State Police prohibited their agents from approaching the voting centers, even if they witnessed crimes or received citizen complaints, the US indictment states.
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