Day 594 — Former Sinaloa Finance Secretary Díaz Vega Surrenders to U.S. as Second DOJ Indictee; Sheinbaum: 'No Risk, None'

On May 18, 2026 (Day 594), former Sinaloa Finance Secretary Enrique Díaz Vega voluntarily surrendered to U.S. federal authorities, becoming the second official among the 10 indicted by the U.S. DOJ on April 29 to turn himself in. Díaz Vega was transferred to face federal proceedings in New York, with a court hearing scheduled for June 1. He stands accused — alongside suspended Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, Culiacán Mayor Juan de Dios Gámez Mendívil, and Senator Enrique Inzunza Cazárez — of conspiring with Los Chapitos to import narcotics into the United States and shield cartel members from prosecution. The first surrender was that of retired General Gerardo Mérida Salgado (former Sinaloa public-security secretary), who turned himself in at the Tucson, Arizona port of entry on May 16. SHEINBAUM MAÑANERA RESPONSE: Sheinbaum addressed both surrenders and the broader Sinaloa indictment crisis with measured sovereignty framing at her morning press conference: 'No risk, none — it was their decision to surrender.' She reiterated Mexico's diplomatic counter-argument: 'The United States has rejected 36 of our extradition requests for insufficient evidence — Mexico will apply the same standard to U.S. requests.' Legal Counsel Luisa María Alcalde reinforced the position, noting that the U.S.'s own 2026 National Drug Control Strategy acknowledges American domestic consumption as the root driver of trafficking demand. MAHAHUAL REEF: In a separate environmental declaration at the same mañanera, Sheinbaum firmly blocked a proposed 'Perfect Day' cruise development at the Mahahual coral reef in Quintana Roo, instructing SEMARNAT Secretary Alicia Bárcena to evaluate the project and stating: 'No project that threatens the reef ecosystem will be authorized.' Spain's King Felipe VI accepted Sheinbaum's invitation to attend the Uruguay vs. Spain World Cup match in Guadalajara.