Politics · Mexico · 1 hr ago
Morena leaders back Ariadna Montiel after cartel allegations
Morena’s 17 state coordinators backed party leader Ariadna Montiel after Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos accused her of links to organized crime.
Montiel rejected the claims and called for evidence, saying Campos should take any proof of a crime to the authorities.
President Claudia Sheinbaum said Campos had raised the allegation in a conversation with her on September 17 and had not presented evidence.
Sheinbaum also defended Montiel, who previously served as welfare secretary in her government and in that of former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Montiel accused Campos of allowing CIA agents to operate in Chihuahua without federal permission, while Campos blamed her former state prosecutor for their presence.
Mexico’s attorney general’s office said Campos had blamed the former prosecutor, and that he would face accusations of treason and other crimes; the sources do not say what happens next in the case.
Morena leaders and party president Ariadna Montiel rejected allegations by Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos that Montiel has ties to organized crime.
Montiel and Morena representatives said Campos should present evidence to the authorities if she has proof of a crime.
Montiel also accused Campos of allowing CIA agents to operate in Chihuahua without federal permission.
President Claudia Sheinbaum said Campos had raised her suspicion about Montiel during a conversation on September 17 and that she had asked Campos to provide evidence.
Morena’s 17 state coordinators said the allegations should not distract from questions about the presence of foreign agents in Mexico.
- Who
- Ariadna Montiel, Morena leaders and Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos. President Claudia Sheinbaum also addressed the allegations.
- What
- Montiel and Morena leaders rejected Campos’s claim that Montiel had ties to organized crime. Montiel also accused Campos over CIA agents operating in Chihuahua.
- When
- The claims were discussed publicly on October 23, 2026. Campos said she had raised the allegation with Sheinbaum on September 17.
- Where
- The allegation concerns Montiel and events in Chihuahua, Mexico. Campos said she raised it during a conversation at Ciudad Juárez airport.
- Why
- Campos alleged that Montiel had ties to organized crime. The articles do not state the evidence behind her allegation.
Maru Campos
Ariadna Montiel and Morena
Alleged cartel ties
Maru Campos
Campos said she suspected Montiel had ties to organized crime.
Ariadna Montiel and Morena
Montiel and Morena rejected the allegation and said it was unsupported.
Evidence
Maru Campos
Campos had not presented evidence, according to Sheinbaum.
Ariadna Montiel and Morena
Montiel and Morena said Campos should present any evidence to the authorities.
CIA agents in Chihuahua
Maru Campos
Campos reportedly said her former state prosecutor was responsible for the presence of foreign agents.
Ariadna Montiel and Morena
Montiel accused Campos of allowing CIA agents to operate without federal permission; Sheinbaum said the matter should be investigated.
Campos said she raised her suspicion about Montiel during a conversation with Sheinbaum at Ciudad Juárez airport.
Campos made the allegation during an interview on the online program Loret en Latinus, according to El Universal.
Sheinbaum publicly confirmed that Campos had raised the allegation and said she had asked for evidence.
Montiel and Morena’s 17 state coordinators rejected the allegation and called on Campos to present evidence.
- Morena state coordinators
- 17
- Allegation
- Campos said she suspected Montiel had ties to organized crime
- Montiel’s response
- Asked Campos to present evidence to the competent authorities
- Conversation date
- September 17
- Location mentioned
- Ciudad Juárez airport
- Additional issue
- CIA agents operating in Chihuahua
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What people are saying
If you have evidence of a crime, present it to the competent authorities. I will not allow unsupported accusations or slander to call my record and honesty into question.
Chihuahua has a beautiful, brave, noble and loyal people. It is a shame that it has a governor who is completely different from those values.
She told me that she thought Ariadna had ties to drug trafficking. I told her, ‘If you have evidence, present it,’ and so far she has not presented any.
If she has evidence of a crime, she should present it to the competent authorities.
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Rechazo categóricamente las acusaciones sin sustento de la panista @MaruCampos_G. Si tiene pruebas de algún delito, preséntelas ante las autoridades competentes. No permitiré que señalamientos sin sustento ni calumnias pongan en duda mi trayectoria y honestidad. Lo único que