Embattled Governor of Morelos Resigns

A governor hounded by charges of ties to drug lords and by public outrage at mounting crime and corruption in his state stepped down, denying that he was in league with criminals. Morelos Gov. Jorge Carrillo Olea said he was resigning effective today to quell criticism that reached fever pitch after federal police caught the commander of the state’s anti-kidnapping unit and two other officers in January allegedly dumping the tortured body of a kidnapping suspect on a rural road. Carrillo is a member of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party.