US indicts Mexican state governor over drug trafficking
The US Department of Justice has charged Rubén Rocha Moya, governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, with drug trafficking in a rare move against a sitting foreign official. If convicted, he could face life in prison, as Washington steps up its crackdown on narcotics networks.
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