Knights Templar
Like the Familia Michoácana, the Knights Templar uses religious imagery to project themselves as more than a drug cartel.
READ FULL PROFILEWith cartels like the CJNG muscling in on illegal mining in Michoacán, Mexico, Indigenous community members continue to suffer.
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Authorities in Mexico have arrested one of the last main leaders of the Knights Templar crime group, likely leaving…
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