US Charges 10 Mexican Officials With Smuggling Drugs For Sinaloa Cartel

The United States has charged 10 current and former Mexican officials, including the governor of Sinaloa, with helping the Sinaloa Cartel traffic drugs into the U.S. Federal authorities indicted these officials in an indictment that federal authorities say exposes deep corruption within the Mexican government. This development highlights the ongoing cross-border criminal networks exploiting political instability in Mexico.