Mexican governor denies U.S. investigation report by NYT

Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo has formally responded to a report by The New York Times, vehemently denying any ongoing investigation by U.S. authorities into alleged corruption. In a letter addressed to the newspaper's executive editor and president, Durazo stated he has received no notification from any competent authority, either in Mexico or abroad, regarding such an inquiry.

The New York Times report, published on June 27, identified Durazo and Tamaulipas Governor Américo Villarreal as subjects of U.S. investigations. The article suggested that at least ten state governors and legislators from the ruling Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) party had offered to inform on party members as part of an initiative by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Durazo asserted that "no official action is known to support the published claims" and requested the newspaper rectify its information, which he described as "lacking verifiable support." He also referenced a similar report from the Los Angeles Times on June 3, which also alleged a U.S. investigation and the revocation of his visa. Durazo dismissed that report as "another note, without sources, like many others."

He concluded his letter by requesting that The New York Times clarify that it currently possesses no publicly confirmed official information to sustain the claim that he has been notified, required, indicted, or accused in any investigation. The publication of the NYT report has drawn commentary within Morena's leadership, though President Claudia Sheinbaum has yet to comment.

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No he recibido notificación alguna por parte de autoridad competente, en México o en el extranjero, sobre la existencia de investigación alguna en mi contra.