Day 719 — Sheinbaum Draws 50,000+ in Culiacán, Warns 'La Injerencia Provoca Violencia' Amid US Case Against Sinaloa Officials; Deploys Cabinet, Reviews Shrimp Imports

On September 20, 2026 (Day 719, Sunday), President Sheinbaum led the Culiacán stop of her "Honestidad y Resultados en Sinaloa" accountability tour at the city's Feria Ganadera, drawing more than 50,000 attendees per state government figures. Addressing the fallout from the U.S. Justice Department's case against former governor Rubén Rocha Moya and other Sinaloa officials over alleged Sinaloa Cartel ties, Sheinbaum said "la injerencia no resuelve los problemas, la injerencia provoca violencia" and "no queremos injerencia de ningún gobierno extranjero en nuestro territorio," arguing the state's future must be decided by Sinaloans amid the ongoing Los Chapitos factional violence that intensified after Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada's July 2024 US capture. She reaffirmed federal backing for interim Governor Graciela Domínguez Nava (in office since Rocha Moya's indefinite leave began August 25) and said the Armed Forces would remain deployed in the state as long as necessary. Sheinbaum announced the federal cabinet will fan out across Sinaloa starting the following week for direct constituent attention: SADER pledged uninterrupted resources to farmers, CFE will extend electricity subsidies another month, SEP will build 20 new preparatory schools, SHCP will provide extraordinary budget support, and the ATDT's José Antonio Peña Merino will work with Customs to address producers' complaints about foreign (largely South American) shrimp undercutting Sinaloa's catch — "el mejor camarón es el de Sinaloa," she said. She cited roughly 94 billion pesos in federal investment in Sinaloa over two years spanning roads, ports, irrigation, health, housing and education, plus 1.128 million residents receiving welfare payments, 5,000 youths enrolled in "Jóvenes Unen al Barrio," 10 new community centers, a new Mazatlán vehicular bridge, 55,300 homes built, and over 400 free clinics under the Universal Health Service.