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| founded by = [[Enrique Plancarte Solís]] and [[Servando Gómez Martínez]]
| founded by = [[Enrique Plancarte Solís]] and [[Servando Gómez Martínez]]
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| years active = 2011-present
| territory = [[Michoacán]], [[Guerrero]], [[State of Mexico]], [[Morelos]], [[Baja California]]<ref name='Aug 2011'> {{cite news | first = Aurora | last = Vega | title = Surgen cuatro grupos del narco en 2011; El Chapo es el capo más poderoso | date = 7 August 2011 | url = http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?m=nota&id_nota=759098 | work = Excelsior | accessdate = 2011-08-07 | language = Spanish}}</ref>
| territory = [[Michoacán]], [[Guerrero]], [[State of Mexico]], [[Morelos]]<ref name='Aug 2011'> {{cite news | first = Aurora | last = Vega | title = Surgen cuatro grupos del narco en 2011; El Chapo es el capo más poderoso | date = 7 August 2011 | url = http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?m=nota&id_nota=759098 | work = Excelsior | accessdate = 2011-08-07 | language = Spanish}}</ref>
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Los Caballeros Templarios (Knights Templar)
Founded2011
Founded byEnrique Plancarte Solís and Servando Gómez Martínez
Founding locationMichoacán, Mexico
Years active2011-present
TerritoryMichoacán, Guerrero, State of Mexico, Morelos[1]
EthnicityMexican
Criminal activitiesDrug trafficking, money laundering,kidnapping, racketeering, murder, arms trafficking, robbery, assault, counterfeiting.[2]
AlliesSinaloa Cartel, Gulf Cartel, Milenio Cartel, La Resistencia
RivalsLa Familia Michoacana, Los Zetas, Juárez Cartel, Tijuana Cartel

The Knights Templar cartel (Spanish: Caballeros Templarios) is a Mexican criminal organization and an offshoot of the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel based in the Mexican state of Michoacán.[3][4]

After the death of Nazario Moreno González, leader of the La Familia Michoacana cartel,[4] the other cartel co-founders, Enrique Plancarte Solís and Servando Gómez Martínez, formed an offshoot of La Familia calling itself Caballeros Templarios (or Knights Templar).[3][4][5] Dionicio Loya Plancarte would also join.[6]

The Knights Templar Cartel indoctrinate its operatives to "fight and die" for what they call "social justice".[7] They have taken full control of the now extinct La Familia Michoacana operations in states like Michoacán, Guerrero, State of Mexico, Morelos. Its armed wing is La Resistencia.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Vega, Aurora (7 August 2011). "Surgen cuatro grupos del narco en 2011; El Chapo es el capo más poderoso". Excelsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-08-07.
  2. ^ McCAUL, MICHAEL T. "A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border" (PDF). HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Mexico police raid 'La Familia drug cartel', killing 11". BBC News. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  4. ^ a b c "Prevén arrecie lucha por lugar del 'Chayo' en Michoacán". Reforma (in Spanish). Terra. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  5. ^ Heffernan-Tabor, Kelly (29 May 2011). "Mexican Authorities Arrest 46 Suspected Drug Gang Members". WFMY News 2. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  6. ^ http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/mexico/2011/06/one-capo-falls-others-move-in.html
  7. ^ "Criminales del Medievo; hallan túnicas de Caballeros Templarios". El Universal (in Spanish). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-20. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)