Knights Templar
Like the Familia Michoácana, the Knights Templar uses religious imagery to project themselves as more than a drug cartel.
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BELTRAN LEYVA ORG
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12 AUG 2021
Mexico's process of criminal fragmentation has been a slow burn. Many of the country's mightiest criminal groups have been unable…
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
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2 APR 2021
Following the arrest of a former Mexican mayor in Guatemala, US prosecutors unveiled an indictment against him and criminal rivals…
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
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28 OCT 2020
Six months after a sophisticated robbery where gunmen hijacked gold and silver bars being loaded onto a plane in Mexico,…
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
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18 FEB 2019
It’s 7 pm on a Sunday, and night is falling in this Michoacán town. The heat of the day is…
JALISCO CARTEL
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22 JUN 2017
Authorities in Mexico have arrested one of the last main leaders of the Knights Templar crime group, likely leaving…
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
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17 JAN 2017
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