Ruben Rocha, who was indicted for collusion with a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, with 10 others, by a U.S. federal court, was Governor of the state of Sinaloa when indicted. So he took a leave of absence, recently returned to the office of Governor, then the next day asked for another leave of absence.
That request was approved by the Sinaloa State Legislature.
On August 25th, Graciela Dominguez Nava took over as the interim Governor of Sinaloa.
According to the Government of Sinaloa, “Female and Male representatives of the 65th Legislature of the Congress of the State designated Graciela Dominguez Nava as interim governor of the state of Sinaloa, to complete the rest of the constitutional term which concludes October 31st, 2027.”
Interim Governor Dominguez is also a member of MORENA, the party of Ruben Rocha.