Overview

• Jacobo Rodríguez and his cabinet underwent lab tests after the mayor initially rebuffed a reporter’s question about taking an antidoping exam and publicly shared results showing no traces of opiates, methamphetamine, cocaine, amphetamines or cannabis.
• Rodríguez characterized the reporter’s inquiry as a political attack and later admitted on social media that his on-camera reaction had been impulsive.
• He said he will introduce bills in the Congress of Coahuila and the Senate to mandate periodic antidoping tests for municipal and state officeholders.
• The proposed expansion builds on a municipal program launched in February that required toxicology screenings for firefighters and other staff, leading to five dismissals for positive drug tests.
• His administration’s transparency push follows earlier controversies, including the dismissal of his municipal secretary on extortion allegations and a brief detention at the U.S. border.