In Mexico’s bloodied Sinaloa state, shocking revelations have emerged regarding a conspiracy involving the police, prosecutors, and forensic examiners to cover up the killing of an opponent of the ruling-party state governor. Federal prosecutors have disclosed that a blood-stained truck discovered at the crime scene was used in this cover-up.
The federal prosecutors’ bombshell statement corroborates the account provided by imprisoned drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who alleges that he was abducted on July 25 by another drug capo and flown to the United States to be turned in to U.S. authorities. Zambada claimed in a letter in August that Héctor Cuén, an opponent of Governor Ruben Rocha, was murdered at the same ranch and time where he was kidnapped, and Federal prosecutors have now confirmed that Cuén’s blood was found at the ranch.
Governor Rocha has not yet publicly responded to the prosecutors’ statement but had previously attributed Cuén’s death to gunmen in a random robbery at a gasoline station miles away later that day. However, discrepancies were quickly noted by federal prosecutors, as post-mortem records revealed multiple gunshot wounds on Cuén’s body, contradicting the security camera footage shown by Sinaloa state prosecutors.
The investigation took a dark turn when Cuén’s body was cremated immediately, violating murder investigation protocols. It was later discovered that a blood-stained truck seen in the falsified gasoline station footage contained the blood of one of Zambada’s trusted bodyguards, raising suspicions of further foul play by state police, crime scene investigators, and prosecutors.
The federal Attorney General’s Office issued a damning statement on Sunday, implicating Sinaloa police, detectives, forensic examiners and state prosecutors in the events surrounding Cuén’s death. This development adds complexity to Governor Rocha’s position, who hails from President Claudia Sheinbaum’s ruling Morena Party and has faced scrutiny for his handling of the escalating violence in Sinaloa post-Cuén’s killing.
The power struggle within the Sinaloa cartel has intensified following the perceived betrayal of El Mayo, leading to violent clashes between his followers and the faction led by Joaquín Guzmán López, also known as the “Chapitos.” The political landscape in Sinaloa remains fraught with tension and uncertainty as the ramifications of these sinister revelations continue to unfold.