Mexico's Security Cabinet claims Governor Rubén Rocha Moya is in Sinaloa, yet the governor has not been seen in public for 19 days, raising concerns about his whereabouts and the stability of governance in the cartel-dominated state.

Sinaloa State Governor Rubén Rocha Moya and Culiacán Mayor Juan de Dios Gamez Mendivil have taken temporary leaves of absence after being named as defendants in criminal charges. Both officials are based in Mexico's second-largest state capital.