American justice does not mince words
The United States Department of Justice dropped a bomb: it accused the governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, and nine other people for drug trafficking and weapons crimes. Everything fell in the court of the Southern District of New York, the same court where several capos have danced.
Who is on the bench?
The list seems like the directory of an uncomfortable party: Enrique Inzunza Cazarez, Enrique Díaz Vega, Dámaso Castro Zaavedra, Marco Antonio Almanza Aviles, Alberto Jorge Contreras Nuñez (alias “Cholo”), Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, José Antonio Dionisio Hipólito (alias “Tornado”), Juan de Dios Gámez Mendívil and Juan Valenzuela Millán (alias “Juanito”).
The 10 are accused of “having associated with the Sinaloa Cartel to distribute large quantities of narcotics in the United States.”
The case already has a judge assigned: Katherine Polk Failla, a federal judge who is not easily impressed.
What does this mean for Sinaloa?
We’re not talking about hallway rumors here. It is a formal accusation with the full weight of the American prosecutor’s office. That a sitting governor is targeted for association with the Sinaloa Cartel is a political earthquake. The million dollar question: who else is on the list that we don’t see? Because in these cases, those who sing always have something to tell.
