The United States government supports the Sinaloa Cartel.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
The claim that the U.S. government supports the Sinaloa Cartel is contradicted by the record: U.S. Treasury, Justice Department and State Department sources show the government sanctioning, indicting and designating the cartel as a terrorist organization, both before and around 2026-10-01. The post's assertion is a sweeping, unsourced accusation, and the extraction faithfully reflects it.
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What was said
… Um, she's very vague, but she keeps saying that you guys know what I'm talking about. It's very guarded, and the fact that she mentions organized crime, this is something that we know and that was supporting her. We know the U.S. Supports Sinaloa. There's no question about that. Um, the Sinaloa Cartel, probably the largest, I think, in Mexico, backed by the U.S. They come in through Arizona, New Mexico, Laredo, Texas, and they're, they're, one of their source points is the Philippines, which is why I am very interested. …
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Contradicts. The Treasury's OFAC sanctioned 21 individuals and 25 entities tied to the Sinaloa Cartel on September 29, 2026, a few days before the claim was posted.[3][4]
Contradicts. The U.S. Justice Department charged Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya and nine other Mexican officials in April 2026 for conspiring with the Sinaloa Cartel, which the DOJ describes as a drug trafficking enterprise the U.S. is pressuring.[1][5]
Contradicts. The DEA describes the Sinaloa Cartel as one of the largest fentanyl traffickers to the U.S., and the Trump administration designated it a Foreign Terrorist Organization in February 2025, with OFAC sanctions dating back to 2023.[6][7]
Context. The post's own passage offers no evidence for the claim. Mexico's president has rejected U.S. charges as politically motivated, but that dispute concerns whether Mexican officials are guilty, not whether the U.S. backs the cartel.[2][8]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 5 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Sinaloa governor, mayor resign after US drug trafficking ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Mexico president says U.S. extradition requests against Sinaloa governor and others require "overwhelming evidence"reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Treasury Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Leadership and ...home.treasury.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 4Sanctioning Sinaloa Cartel Leaders and Corrupt Enablers in ...state.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 5Governor Of Sinaloa And Nine Other Current And Former ...justice.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 6Cartels | DEA.govdea.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 7Treasury sanctions criminal operators and money launderers for the ...irs.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 8Mexico rejects US claims of ties to cartelssemafor.com · not rated · cited for: context
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