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Mexican authorities kill Knights Templar drug cartel leader Nazario Moreno
Source: Washington Post
Mexican authorities kill Knights Templar drug cartel leader Nazario Moreno
By Joshua Partlow and Gabriela Martinez, Published: March 9
MEXICO CITY — How many times will Nazario Moreno die?
Mexican authorities said on Sunday that fingerprint tests had confirmed “100 percent” that the leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel, who reportedly had been killed in 2010, had died in an early morning shootout. The head of criminal investigations at the Mexican attorney general’s office said that further tests would continue but they knew this time Moreno was really dead.
A security official in Michoacan state said that the Mexican navy led the operation in the village of Naranjo de Chila and that others had been killed or injured.
“Undeniably, this is a major blow to that organization,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter.
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By Joshua Partlow and Gabriela Martinez, Published: March 9
MEXICO CITY — How many times will Nazario Moreno die?
Mexican authorities said on Sunday that fingerprint tests had confirmed “100 percent” that the leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel, who reportedly had been killed in 2010, had died in an early morning shootout. The head of criminal investigations at the Mexican attorney general’s office said that further tests would continue but they knew this time Moreno was really dead.
A security official in Michoacan state said that the Mexican navy led the operation in the village of Naranjo de Chila and that others had been killed or injured.
“Undeniably, this is a major blow to that organization,” said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter.
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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexican-authorities-claim-to-kill-knights-templar-drug-cartel-leader-nazario-moreno/2014/03/09/df38e284-a7d0-11e3-8a7b-c1c684e2671f_story.html
Source: BBC
10 March 2014 Last updated at 03:22 GMT
'Long dead' Mexico drug lord Nazario Moreno killed
Officials in Mexico say that they have killed a drug lord who was reported to have been shot dead three years ago.
Nazario Moreno, known as El Mas Loco - The Craziest One - was the founder of the La Familia cartel and regarded as the spiritual leader of its offshoot, the brutal Knights Templar.
His death was first announced after a 2010 shootout, but no body was found and he was reportedly seen alive since.
Police said he was finally tracked down and shot dead in Michoacan state.
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'Long dead' Mexico drug lord Nazario Moreno killed
Officials in Mexico say that they have killed a drug lord who was reported to have been shot dead three years ago.
Nazario Moreno, known as El Mas Loco - The Craziest One - was the founder of the La Familia cartel and regarded as the spiritual leader of its offshoot, the brutal Knights Templar.
His death was first announced after a 2010 shootout, but no body was found and he was reportedly seen alive since.
Police said he was finally tracked down and shot dead in Michoacan state.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-26510643
