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| Mexico captures Knights Templar drug lord 'La Tuta' Gomez |
| 2015-02-27 |
| [M.BBC] Mexican police say they have captured the country's most wanted drug lord, Servando "La Tuta" Gomez. Mr Gomez, leader of the Knights Templar narco mob, was tossed in the clink Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! in Morelia in Michoacan state without a shot fired, police officials said. Previously a school teacher, he became one of Mexico's most powerful dug lords and took control of Michoacan. His capture is a coup for the government of Enrique Pena Nieto in its fight against the narco mobs. A police front man told local media the arrest followed months of intelligence work in the region. Police reportedly seized nearby properties in the weeks leading up Mr Gomez's capture and arrested several of his associates. |
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