US freezes $65 M of assets belonging to Mexican Governor Rubén Rocha Moya amid drug‑corruption dispute

The U.S. Justice Department has indicted ten current and former Mexican officials, including Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa. President Claudia Sheinbaum has refused to arrest or extradite Rocha despite U.S. requests, creating a diplomatic standoff that tests the Trump administration’s willingness to press Mexico on drug‑corruption issues.

Separately, the U.S. Treasury has frozen more than $65 million in bank accounts linked to Rocha’s family members and companies, and seized two apartments owned by his inner circle. Rocha denies any wrongdoing. The asset freeze adds economic pressure to the political dispute, which centers on how far the United States will go to compel Mexican cooperation against organized crime.

The confrontation highlights broader tensions in U.S.–Mexico drug‑enforcement cooperation and could affect future bilateral security and immigration policies.