{"id":4089,"date":"2026-05-15T04:02:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T04:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/?p=4089"},"modified":"2026-05-15T04:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T04:43:32","slug":"where-is-ruben-rocha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/where-is-ruben-rocha\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is Ruben Rocha?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ruben Rocha Moya, the governor of the state of Sinaloa, was the biggest fish of the ten Mexican officials and former officials recently indicted by a U.S. federal court<\/a> for collusion with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa cartel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ruben Rocha and Claudia Sheinbaum in happier times. Source: Proceso<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On May 2nd, at 12:05 a.m, on a pre-recorded video, Governor Rocha announced that<\/a> he was taking a temporary leave of absence from the governorship, in order to fight the charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that, Rocha wasn’t seen or heard from for a week. In keeping with the typical Mexican sense of humor, this meme appeared, portraying Ruben Rocha as a missing person on a milk carton: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Have you Seen this Man?”
Source: Alex Baqueiro Twitter X<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On May 13th, Mexico Daily Post<\/a> reported this: “Sinaloa Governor Rub\u00e9n Rocha Moya reportedly left Culiac\u00e1n\u2019s Government Palace aboard a military helicopter with his sons, following revelations published by Proceso<\/em> about his presence in the building. The incident has fueled speculation about political tensions and the governor\u2019s relationship with federal authorities.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was Rocha doing at the Sinaloa state capitol if he took a temporary leave of absence from the governorship?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, according to Proceso<\/a><\/em>, reports indicate that Rocha, despite his temporary leave of absence, is still involved in the governance of Sinaloa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another Proceso<\/em> article<\/a> reports the theory of security analyst David Saucedo. According to Saucedo, Rocha is being held by the Mexican Navy while President Sheinbaum negotiates with the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Ruben Rocha is arrested and tried, is it not likely that, in order to reduce his sentence, he would blow the whistle on other high-level Mexican politicians colluding with narcos? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That leads us to another humorous Mexican meme: “MORENA politicians erasing photos with Rocha Moya<\/strong>“:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Camy Twitter X<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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