[4][5] Vallejo stepped down temporarily for health reasons on March 7, 2013, and Jesús Reyna García took over as interim governor.

He returned to work on March 18 but participated in only two public events before asking for indefinite leave on April 9.

[7] On behalf of the federal government, security commissioner Alfredo Castillo Cervantes cracked down on drug trafficking and violence.

He was convicted a month later, as Vallejo announced that he planned to ask for permission to miss work for a health check.

[8][verification needed][9] Governor Vallejo stated, "[D]icen por ahí que hay videos que involucran a alguien de mi familia con los criminales.