Former Michoacan Governor's Son Indicted for Links to Drug Cartel GlobalPost
go to original August 9, 2014

The former governor of the Mexican state of Michoacan, Fausto Vallejo. (EFE)

MEXICO CITY - A Mexican court has formally charged the son of the former governor of the western state of Michoacan with obstruction for his refusal to answer questions about his videotaped meeting with a drug kingpin.

Rodrigo Vallejo Mora, who has been behind bars since last weekend, was ordered held, even though defendants charged with obstruction are usually granted pre-trial release.

His father, Fausto Vallejo, resigned as Michoacan's governor in June - ostensibly for health reasons - amid a storm of criticism after the federal government deployed soldiers and police in the state to end a wave of drug-related violence.

Fausto Vallejo had also faced criticism after the appearance of an earlier video (below) showing his son in the company of Servando Gomez, leader of the Caballeros Templarios, the drug cartel that has been terrorizing Michoacan for the last few years.

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In this leaked video, Servando Gómez, known as “La Tuta,” or the teacher, is shown drinking beer and chatting with the son of a former governor of Michoacán, suggesting his gang’s deep infiltration of the political class. The two men laugh and joke about several public officials. (Quadratín México)

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