NEW YORK, May 15 - An ally of Ruben Rocha, the former governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state who was charged last month in the U.S. over his alleged involvement with the Sinaloa Cartel, is in U.S. custody, federal court records show. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW YORK, May 15 - An ally of Ruben Rocha, the former governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state who was charged last month in the U.S. over his alleged involvement with the Sinaloa Cartel, is in U.S. custody, federal court records show. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ruben Rocha, the governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state, accused by ​the U.S. of aiding one of the country's most powerful drug cartels, said on Friday he would step down temporarily.

May 2 - The Mexican governor of Sinaloa state, Ruben Rocha, said late on Friday he would step down, days after the U.S. announced it charged him and other ruling-party officials for alleged involvement with the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, in what was a major escalation of U.S. pressure on Mexico. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MEXICO CITY, May 2 - The governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state, who has been accused by the U.S. of aiding one of the country's most powerful drug cartels, said on Friday he would step down temporarily as a local investigation into the charges proceeds. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.