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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Member Confirms Los Chapitos Helped Rubén Rocha Moya Win 2021 Election

A banner showing images of Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum and former Sinaloa governor Ruben Rocha Moya, reading "Claudia Sheinbaum protects narco governors," hangs from a residential building during an event marking the second anniversary of Sheinbaum's election victory at the Monumento a la Revolucion in the Plaza de la Republica in Mexico City on May 31, 2026. (Credit: Photo by YURI CORTEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Pressure on former Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya is mounting after an alleged member of the Sinaloa Cartel said the organization helped him win the state's 2021 gubernatorial election.

Speaking to German broadcaster DW, the alleged cartel member described how the Sinaloa Cartel, which had not yet fractured into its current factions, helped secure Rocha Moya's victory.

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