One is Criticized for Dismantling a Lab, While Another is Defended Tooth and Nail: Maru Campos

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The Governor of Chihuahua questions the criticism directed at her administration, contrasting it with the defense of Rubén Rocha Moya—who has been implicated in alleged ties to drug trafficking.

Governor María Eugenia Campos stated that it seems strange for her administration to face criticism for dismantling a massive synthetic drug laboratory, while other public figures are defended tooth and nail.

This remark came in response to questions regarding the situation in the state of Sinaloa, specifically concerning its governor—currently on leave—Rubén Rocha Moya, whom the U.S. government has implicated in alleged ties to drug trafficking.

“I just want to make one thing very clear: one person is spoken ill of for dismantling a laboratory and for preventing drugs from reaching families—our girls and boys—while the other is defended tooth and nail,” she asserted.

Campos Galván reiterated comments she made last week, noting that it is time for the citizenry to recognize who is truly who.

Furthermore, she emphasized that the Mexican people possess a decades-long history of democratic struggles, and that the residents of Chihuahua have a clear understanding of the conduct of their elected officials.

It is worth noting that the Attorney General’s Office is currently conducting an investigation into an operation in which a drug laboratory was dismantled; subsequently—hours later—two U.S. officials died in a road accident in the mountainous region.

Sources: El Herldo de Chihuahua, Borderland Beat Archives, Borderland Beat Archives