Overview
- Governor Rubén Rocha Moya formally resumed his duties on Friday after a 112-day leave and said Mexican prosecutors found no minimum evidence tying him to criminal conduct.
- The federal interior ministry called Rocha's return a personal decision and the Fiscalía General de la República says investigations into him and nine others remain open.
- Federal forces carried out Operativo Enjambre raids in Paraíso, Tabasco, on August 19 that led to several municipal detentions and left Mayor Alfonso Baca reported absent before agents arrived.
- Baca posted a video denying he is a fugitive, saying he was in Mexico City for work and accusing prosecutors of political persecution while local officials say multiple municipal staff were held.
- The events deepen a diplomatic and legal gap with the U.S., which in April filed an SDNY indictment seeking provisional arrest and extradition for Rocha and others over alleged ties to the Cártel de Sinaloa.