“The U.S. Department of Justice charged the governor of Sinaloa and nine other current or former Mexican officials with alleged ties to the Sinaloa cartel for aiding in the large-scale importation of illicit narcotics into the United States.”

• The claim alleges that the DOJ charged the governor of Sinaloa and nine other officials with cartel ties.
• A search of DOJ press releases and reputable news sources shows no such indictment; the governor Rubén Rocha Moya has not been publicly charged by the DOJ.

The claim alleges that the DOJ charged the governor of Sinaloa and nine other officials with cartel ties. A search of DOJ press releases and reputable news sources shows no such indictment; the governor Rubén Rocha Moya has not been publicly charged by the DOJ.