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US drug trafficking charges The governor of Mexico’s Sinaloa state has temporarily resigned days after being [charged](/news/2026/4/30/us-charges-sinaloa-state-governor-9-others-over-mexican-drug-cartel-links) by United States authorities in a sweeping drug trafficking indictment that has further strained relations
US-Mexico relations to breaking point Relations between [Mexico](https://www.theguardian.com/world/mexico) and the United States are being pushed to breaking point amid accusations by Washington that Mexican officials have been “in bed for years
drug trafficking groups. [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) has repeatedly threatened to send ground troops into Mexico to fight the cartels, and has also accused Mexican politicians of having an “intolerable alliance” with organized crime
relations between Mexico and the US on a number of issues including counter-narcotics. Sheinbaum has come under intensifying pressure from US President Donald Trump to crack down on drug trafficking
relations between Washington and Mexico City. The newspaper reported that the directive followed Trump’s decision earlier this year to designate several Latin American drug cartels as “terrorist organisations”, part of an expanded strategy that
trafficking has historically been outside of the purview of the CIA, which has focused on intelligence gathering related to national security. Under Trump, the US has unilaterally launched strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats
relations between its hosts: the US, Canada and Mexico. The underlying issues seemed distant when the countries' leaders met for the draw in Washington DC in December and posed for a selfie with Fifa boss
Mexico’s Secretariat of National Defence led a two-day operation that resulted in the discovery and seizure of a drug lab in the community of El Pinal, the attorney general’s office said
drug-trafficking charges in April. The LA Times has also reported [that two more Mexican governors](https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-06-03/u-s-is-investigating-two-more-mexican-governors-for-connections-to-cartels) had their US visas revoked and were under investigation by US authorities. Amlo, who is reportedly
Mexico’s Sinaloa state Governor Ruben Rocha Moya and nine current and former officials, accusing them of links to the [Sinaloa drug cartel](/news/2026/3/19/mexican-military-says-11-killed-in-raid-targeting-sinaloa-cartel-leader) in a move that could strain relations between the two countries
drug trafficking offences The US justice department has charged the governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former officials for alleged ties to the Sinaloa cartel, accusing them of aiding in the massive importation
related entities. - **The US supreme court ruled in a 6-3 decision that [Alabama can use a redrawn congressional map](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/supreme-court-alabama-map) that eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts
drug distribution and trafficking routes, but operate in distinct ways: while the Red Command has a more decentralised leadership structure and resembles the more overtly violent and conspicuous crime factions of Mexico and Colombia
us with this.” Authorities have hired more police, including a specialised unit to fight smuggling in the port. “We are very tough, we have put in many more state capabilities in order to tackle
US military strikes on alleged drug boats . At a UN meeting in March, the US again [accused China](https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-china-clash-over-fentanyl-tariffs-global-drugs-meeting-2026-03-09/) of failing to stop its [chemical industry selling the precursors required to make the potent synthetic opioid
Mexico, and another World Cup participant, Colombia. There have also been tensions between the three co-hosts on trade, immigration and drug-trafficking. Indeed, only last week, the president referred to Canada as "the 51st