Knights Templar Cartel - Wikipedia
The Knights Templar Cartel (Spanish: Los Caballeros Templarios) [5] [6] was a Mexican criminal organization originally composed of the remnants of La Familia Michoacana drug cartel based in the Mexican State of Michoacán.
2 replies on “Knights Templar” - InSight Crime
May 5, 2020 · The name choice is part of the Knights Templar’s bid to be seen as more than just a drug gang — members use Roman warrior-type helmets during induction ceremonies, and distribute propaganda promoting themselves as champions of the fight against “materialism, injustice and tyranny.”
Are the Knights Templar Mexico’s Third Most Powerful Cartel?
Apr 24, 2023 · The report ranks the Knights behind the Sinaloa Cartel, nominally led by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, and the Zetas gang whose leader Miguel Angel Treviño, alias “Z40,” was arrested by Mexican marines on July 15.
Central District of California | 13 Linked To Mexican Mafia And La ...
Jun 22, 2015 · La Familia Michoacana and it successor, Los Caballeros Templarios (the Knights Templar), is a major drug cartel based in the Mexican state of Michoacàn and “is responsible for the trafficking of hundreds of thousands of pounds of controlled substances, including methamphetamine, from Mexico into the United States,” according to the indictment.
Living in terror under Mexico’s Knights Templar cartel
Mar 11, 2015 · Locals in Apatzingan told us that criminals once employed by the Knights Templar are now killing and robbing indiscriminately – without even the cartel’s command structure to control them.
Mexican cartel moves beyond drugs, diversifies its illegal ... - PBS
Mar 17, 2014 · The pseudo-religious Knights Templar drug cartel has diversified to the extent that illegal mining, logging and extortion now rank as the gang’s top sources of income, a Mexican government...
The Gangster Sainthood of Nazario Moreno - The Atlantic
Feb 4, 2016 · They showed up armed at markets where the Knights Templar would extort people. They built barricades and destroyed Saint Nazario shrines. And they began going after cartel figures.
Mexico’s Vigilante Militias Rout the Knights Templar Drug Cartel
Mexican armed citizen militias, known as self-defense squads or autodefensas, have mushroomed in early 2014 and led a campaign that has dealt decisive blows against the Knights Templar drug cartel in the state of Michoacán. The vigilantes have changed the dynamic of Mexico’s ongoing drug war.
Knights Templar Cartel - Wikiwand
The Knights Templar Cartel (Spanish: Los Caballeros Templarios) [5] [6] was a Mexican criminal organization originally composed of the remnants of La Familia Michoacana drug cartel based in the Mexican State of Michoacán.
Who are Mexico's Knights Templar? - The World from PRX
Feb 27, 2015 · Taking their name from the famous Catholic order from the medieval Crusades, Mexico's Knights Templar started several years ago as a cult-like offshoot of the feuding La Familia Michoacana drug cartel.