Knights Templar Cartel
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| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Enrique Plancarte Solís and Servando Gómez Martínez |
| Founding location | Michoacán, Mexico |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Territory | Michoacán, Guerrero, State of Mexico, Morelos, Baja California[1] |
| Ethnicity | Mexican |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, money laundering,kidnapping, racketeering, murder, arms trafficking, robbery, assault, counterfeiting.[2] |
| Allies | Sinaloa Cartel, Gulf Cartel, Milenio Cartel, La Resistencia |
| Rivals | La 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.
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Mexico police raid 'La Familia drug cartel', killing 11". BBC News. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ^ a b c "Prevén arrecie lucha por lugar del 'Chayo' en Michoacán". Reforma (in Spanish). Terra. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ Heffernan-Tabor, Kelly (29 May 2011). "Mexican Authorities Arrest 46 Suspected Drug Gang Members". WFMY News 2. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ^ http://blogs.mcclatchydc.com/mexico/2011/06/one-capo-falls-others-move-in.html
- ^ "Criminales del Medievo; hallan túnicas de Caballeros Templarios". El Universal (in Spanish). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
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