Knights Templar Cartel
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The Knights Templar Cartel is a Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, extortion, and vigilante-style control over communities, particularly in the state of Michoacán.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knights Templar Cartel canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican drug cartel
ⓘ
criminal organization ⓘ |
| alias |
El Chayo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Tuta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls | drug production and trafficking routes in Michoacán ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| designatedAs | transnational criminal organization ⓘ |
| designatedBy | United States Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| financingMethod |
cocaine trafficking
ⓘ
extortion of avocado producers ⓘ extortion of lime producers ⓘ extortion of local businesses ⓘ illegal logging ⓘ iron ore smuggling ⓘ methamphetamine trafficking ⓘ |
| formedAs | splinter group of La Familia Michoacana ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 2011 ⓘ |
| foundedInCountry | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInDecade | 2010s ⓘ |
| foundedInState | Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Dionisio Loya Plancarte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enrique Plancarte Solís NERFINISHED ⓘ Kike Plancarte NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazario Moreno González NERFINISHED ⓘ Servando Gómez Martínez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | pseudo-Christian code of conduct ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
drug trafficking
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extortion ⓘ illegal mining ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ money laundering ⓘ murder ⓘ oil theft ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pseudo-religious ideology
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use of religious and knightly imagery ⓘ vigilante-style control over communities ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Mexican armed forces
ⓘ
Mexican federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ self-defense groups in Michoacán ⓘ |
| originalName | Caballeros Templarios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakInfluencePeriod | early 2010s ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperation |
Michoacán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splitFrom | La Familia Michoacana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | severely weakened ⓘ |
| symbol |
Templar knight imagery
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red cross with a white background ⓘ |
| usesTactics |
intimidation and terror
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propaganda through banners and videos ⓘ social control over local communities ⓘ |
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