US indicts Mexican governor, alleging ties to Sinaloa Cartel

This week, US prosecutors indicted the sitting governor of Sinaloa state and nine others, alleging ties to the Sinaloa Cartel. The case is already raising difficult questions — not just about the specific allegations, but about accountability and sovereignty at a time of raised tensions between the two countries. To learn more, Host Marco Werman spoke to Parker Asmann, a Mexico-based investigator with InSight Crime.

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