Servando Gomez Martinez was so disillusioned about his low pay as a school teacher in Michoacan that he apparently founded the Knights Templar drug cartel and orchestrated human sacrifices to instill fear in his followers.
Martinez, whose nickname was “La Tuta,” was among 26 cartel figures whom the Mexican government agreed to transfer to U.S. law enforcement for prosecution this week.
‘Under this Department of Justice, they will face severe consequences for their crimes against this country.’
The agreement is a part of President Donald Trump’s promise to dismantle Mexican drug cartels in order to stop the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S.
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“These 26 men have all played a role in bringing violence and drugs to American shores — under this Department of Justice, they will face
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