The brewing entrepreneur Alfredo López Castro was forced to decline his candidacy for the mayoralty of Mocorito for the Sinaloense Party (PAS), along with at least six other candidates from the same party, due to pressure from the Morenista government and the Rocha Moya prosecution which used extortion methods. At the center of the controversy was Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, backed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
One of the questions that arises is why there is total support for a governor who came to office with the armed intervention of the Sinaloa Cartel, despite being aware of its criminal activities. There is evidence linking Rocha to the cartel, and it is expected that AMLO will explain why he provided such protection. If he does not, Rocha Moya could become a bigger problem for López Obrador, similar to what García Luna was for Felipe Calderón.
The most relevant case in this plot is the murder of Héctor Melesio Cuén, former rector of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, who was killed while trying to meet with Rocha Moya in the presence of two influential cartel members: Mayo Zambada and a son of Chapo Guzmán. The version provided by Mayo Zambada in a letter matches the evidence gathered by the Attorney General of the Republic.
The Sinaloa prosecution, controlled by Rocha Moya, tried to cover up Cuén's murder with a setup. This political assassination and the subsequent attempt to manipulate evidence implicate the state government in this crime. All of this occurred under the active protection of President López Obrador. In the midst of this situation, Alfredo López Castro, linked to the PAS led by Cuén, was forced to withdraw his candidacy after being threatened by state officials over political disagreements.
