Video Shows 'La Tuta,' Knights Templar Cartel Leader, Meeting With Son of Former Michoacán Governor [Watch Here]

The spotlight-loving leader of the Knights Templar Cartel Servando Gomez, better known as "La Tuta," was caught on tape meeting with Rodrigo Vallejo, the eldest son of the former governor of the state of Michoacán Fausto Vallejo, according to footage released by local media.

It's not clear when the meeting took place, but the area in which the two met is under the influence of La Tuta in Michoacán, according to information found on the images edited and distributed by the news agency Quadratín on their website.

In the video, you see Rodrigo Vallejo in a seemingly casual conversation with La Tuta leader while drinking a beer.

The subtitled video has clear audio, on which the son of Fausto Vallejo can be heard telling La Tuta that his father had undergone an organ transplant. He also speaks of plans to create a group called "la empresa" to work with the Knights Templar.

In return, Gomez tells Vallejo about the conversations he's had with politicians in order to back their candidacies in the Nov. 13, 2011, elections in Michoacan.

Agency director Francisco García told MVS radio that the video was obtained during the "research" by Quadratín since May, when it began to comment on the existence of images of at least two meetings between La Tuta and Rodrigo Vallejo.

Fausto Vallejo, who resigned as governor in June for health reasons, claimed that his son was "set up," and had been forced to meet with leaders of organized crime: "This does not necessarily indicate that they are criminals.".

Vallejo stepped down as the federal government deployed soldiers and police to Michoacan in January. The troops were meant to address the wave of cartel-related violence in the state.

This is not the first time Vallejo's son has been caught on tape with La Tuta; around the time that Vallejo stepped down, another video aired showing his son in the company of Gomez.

Since the federal government's deployment of troops in January, the cartels in the area have been dealt a series of blows, and many of the top leaders have been captured or killed.