On Thursday, a shooting occurred at the premises of a local newspaper, carried out by a group of armed men. Rocha Moya, close to former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, indicated that the situation was under control. Rocha has been involved in the events from the beginning, although the governor has denied it.
Zambada, known for his ability to evade capture for decades, was invited by Joaquín Guzmán López to a meeting to calm the political dispute between Rocha and Cuén. So far, Sheinbaum has supported the governor, while Rocha has downplayed the violence triggered among cartel factions after Zambada's capture.
The federal prosecutor's office reported on Sunday that, according to Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the murder of Héctor Cuén, Rocha Moya's rival, was covered up with a bloody truck at the crime scene. Zambada claimed he was forced to board a plane with Cuén to the United States, where they surrendered to authorities.
The Attorney General's Office indicated that traces of the victim's blood were found at the scene of Cuén's murder. Although Rocha has not responded to the statement, he had previously stated that Cuén was killed during a robbery attempt at a gas station, despite forensic evidence indicating otherwise.
The investigation revealed inconsistencies in a video released by the state prosecutor’s office, supposedly showing the assault on the gas station. The evidence showed that the images were fake, although blood remnants from one of Zambada's bodyguards were found in the white truck from the video, implicating local authorities in a cover-up.
The criminal structure behind the murder of Héctor Cuén confirms the complicated situation in Sinaloa and puts Rocha Moya's position, affiliated with President Claudia Sheinbaum's party, Morena, into question.
