Day 682: Mexico's FGR Says No Active Interpol Red Notice for Governor Rocha Moya — Contradicting Sheinbaum's Own May 21 Announcement; García Harfuch Aware Only of US Arrest Warrant

On Day 682 of the Sinaloa cartel civil war — June 5, 2026 — Mexico's Attorney General's office delivered a confusing statement about the Interpol status of indicted Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, creating a significant credibility problem for the Sheinbaum administration's handling of the historic SDNY case against a sitting governor. FGR CONTRADICTS SHEINBAUM ON INTERPOL RED NOTICE: Mexico's Attorney General spokesperson Ulises Lara López stated on June 5 that former Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya does NOT have an active Interpol Red Notice — directly contradicting President Sheinbaum's own May 21, 2026 announcement that a Red Notice had been activated. Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch separately stated authorities are 'only aware of a U.S. arrest warrant' for Rocha Moya. The contradiction is significant: on May 21, Sheinbaum's announcement of the Red Notice activation was widely reported as a meaningful escalation tool in the domestic judicial response to the April 30 SDNY indictment. Proceso had raised early questions about the Red Notice's status on May 27 — citing FGR sources that appeared to hedge — but the June 5 FGR statement is the clearest official contradiction yet of the presidential announcement. IMPLICATIONS: The contradictory messaging raises three possible scenarios: (1) Mexico's FGR initiated the Interpol Red Notice process but later quietly withdrew or suspended it; (2) Interpol's General Secretariat accepted Mexico's submission but the FGR's public communications unit is unaware; or (3) the May 21 presidential announcement was premature and the notice was never formally activated. Each scenario is problematic. Rocha Moya — who appeared before the FGR as a witness (declaraciones de testigos, not criminal suspect) on May 26 — technically remains free to travel to Interpol member states if no Red Notice is active, though he remains under a UIF (Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera) bank asset freeze and faces a pending US extradition review at Mexico's FGR. His 30-day temporary leave from the governorship expired June 1; he has not returned to the post, with interim Governor Bonilla Valverde still in office. DAY 682 STATUS: La Mayiza holds approximately 90% of former Chapitos territory; 13,300+ federal troops deployed under interim Governor Bonilla Valverde. El Chinacate (Isaí Martínez Zepeda) at Altiplano prison with approximately 22 days remaining on the US 60-day extradition deadline (~July 27). Three SDNY-indicted officials in Brooklyn MDC (Mérida, Díaz Vega, Inzunza Cazárez). Three fugitives non-compliant (Contreras Núñez, Dionisio Hipólito, Valenzuela Millán). US summer sentencing calendar: El Mayo EDNY July 20; Ovidio NDIL July 27; Joaquín NDIL Aug 31; Mérida SDNY Aug 4. Running toll: ~2,560+ homicides (Noroeste) / 3,000+ (WSJ) since September 9, 2024; ~5,800 disappearances (NGO Sabuesos Unidas AC).