First it was Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, former Secretary of Public Security of Sinaloa.
Then, Enrique Díaz Vega, former Secretary of Finance under the government of Rubén Rocha Moya.
Both ended up in the hands of U.S. authorities, accused of alleged ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and “Los Chapitos” (Jorge El Chapo’s sons).
According to reports, both are part of the U.S. indictment against Sinaloa officials linked to an alleged narco-politics network.
And that’s when Saúl Monreal, a senator from the Morena party, voiced his complaint: he said they should have surrendered in Mexico, not in the United States.
“He should have surrendered here in Mexico,” he declared regarding Gerardo Mérida, and asked that the Mexican government request his extradition so that he can be tried under Mexican law. 🚨He also said that this would strengthen the Attorney General’s Office’s investigation.
🧐The point is stark: while the United States already has two key figures from Rocha’s administration in custody, in Mexico they’re barely discussing whether to request evidence, extraditions, sovereignty, and legality.
⚠️And yes, sovereignty matters. But it’s also important to know why two former high-ranking officials chose to surrender there and not here.
🛑Because it’s one thing to defend Mexico from being trampled on by the United States, and quite another for those accused of alleged ties to drug trafficking to end up fleeing to U.S. justice rather than facing Mexican justice.
🔎Now Morena is requesting extradition, so why weren’t they already under scrutiny in Mexico?
Source: mexicodailypost
