Mexican governor and Culiacán mayor
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Mexican governor and Culiacán mayor temporarily resign after drug charges by the United States

A governor and a mayor in Mexico have temporarily resigned after being accused of drug trafficking by the United States. Both are members of President Claudia Sheinbaum's ruling party.

The politically experienced and high-ranking Rubén Rocha Moya was serving as governor of the state of Sinaloa when news unexpectedly emerged of U.S. drug charges.

"My conscience is completely clear. To my people: I can look you in the eye, because I have not betrayed you," Moya said in a video recording in which he announced that he was leaving office during the process.

Juan de Dios Gámez Mendívil, who is mayor of Sinaloa's capital Culiacán, is also temporarily leaving his post.

President Sheinbaum said that the two have not been arrested, and that they will not be extradited for legal proceedings in the United States.

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