Mexico’s federal forces take down third Knights Templar leader in three-month span

The Mexican government delivered yet another major blow to the Knights Templar Organization (Caballeros Templarios, KTO) with the killing of the criminal organization’s leader and co-founder, Enrique “Kike” Plancarte Solís (43). The Mexican Navy killed Plancarte in a shootout on Monday, April 1 in the municipality of Colón, Querétaro. The joint operation with the Army involved nearly 200 military troops and two helicopters, and took more than 24 hours.