The publication cites sources who indicated that the diplomat’s statements last Thursday marked the beginning of the Trump administration’s strategy.
The United States government will launch an anti-corruption campaign against Mexican politicians with ties to organized crime, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
The article, written by correspondent Steve Fisher, indicates that the US will move from revoking visas for those linked to cartels to filing formal charges in US federal courts.
The publication cites sources familiar with the bilateral relationship between the two countries, who commented that Ambassador Ronald Johnson’s statements in Sinaloa last week signaled the start of this campaign.
The diplomat spoke at an event on Thursday, April 23rd, to discuss the construction of a methanol plant in Sinaloa, but changed the subject and addressed corruption in Mexico.
“Corruption not only slows progress, but it distorts it. It increases costs, weakens competition, and erodes trust… it is a direct obstacle,” he noted.
Therefore, he urged the Mexican government to take measures against corruption to guarantee the economic relationship with the United States: “Investment is like water… it flows when conditions are right and dries up when they are not,” he added.
Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya’s US visa has been canceled.
The Los Angeles Times reports that, in addition to the visa revocations of legislators from Morena and the governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar, another official has also had this measure applied to him.
This is Rubén Rocha Moya, governor of Sinaloa, who reportedly lost his visa last year.
The newspaper considers the governor to be one of the high-level politicians “protected by his ties” to Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Source: Latinus
