Updated April 1, 2014
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Federal officials confirmed that Enrique "Kike" Plancarte Solís, one of the leaders of the Caballeros Templarios was shot by members of the Navy during a confrontation.
The incident took place in the municipality of Colón, 20 minutes from Querétaro, where about 200 members of the Mexican Navy and Army conducted an operation, which lasted for 24 hours, in order to locate the Michoacán capo and included the searching of dozens of homes; Joaquín López Dóriga, a columnist for Milenio, announced on his Twitter page.
According to early reports, Plancarte Solis was located near a soccer field. A confrontation broke out after he resisted arrest in which he was finally killed.
Kike Plancarte was identified by the Attorney General of Mexico as one of the main leaders of the Knights Templar, along with Servando Gomez "La Tuta".
He was accused of organized crime, drug crimes, kidnappings, murder, and robbery. The PGR offered a reward of 10 million pesos for information leading to his location.
Other earlier reports from social media stated that he was reported to have been hiding in a church where they then arrested him. The info came from someone who allegedly arrested him.
From SEGOB's Twitter page:
Update April 1, 2014:
The alleged body:
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Sources: El Universal, Milenio
The incident took place in the municipality of Colón, 20 minutes from Querétaro, where about 200 members of the Mexican Navy and Army conducted an operation, which lasted for 24 hours, in order to locate the Michoacán capo and included the searching of dozens of homes; Joaquín López Dóriga, a columnist for Milenio, announced on his Twitter page.
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Mexican Navy operation in Querétaro (Quadratín) |
Kike Plancarte was identified by the Attorney General of Mexico as one of the main leaders of the Knights Templar, along with Servando Gomez "La Tuta".
He was accused of organized crime, drug crimes, kidnappings, murder, and robbery. The PGR offered a reward of 10 million pesos for information leading to his location.
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| Alleged church where Enrique hid in |
Other earlier reports from social media stated that he was reported to have been hiding in a church where they then arrested him. The info came from someone who allegedly arrested him.
From SEGOB's Twitter page:
The identity of Enrique Plancarte is being verified, he was presumably killed in a clash with @SEMAR_mx. More information tomorrow (April 1).
Update April 1, 2014:
Coordinated actions between the Mexican Navy (SEMAR) and Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) and PGR located Enrique Plancarte Solís in Colón, Querétaro on March 30
Since daylight, the Mexican Navy in coordination with the Mexican Army, set different security perimeters in the area
Yesterday at 19:00 hours, the navy identified a person with the characteristics of Enrique Plancarte in Colón, QRO
Noting the presence of federal forces, he tried to hide and when they indicated him to stop, he responded with gun fire
Navy personnel repelled the attack and neutralized him. They provided him first aid but he died when they were going to transfer him
The body was airlifted to the facilities of the 17th Military Zone located in Querétaro.
PGR Personnel proceeded to conduct forensic test to confirm the identity of the person
Fingerprint tests were made on both hands; they compared images in order to confirm features
The results of the forensic tests used confirm that the person killed was Enrique Plancarte Solís: Commissioner Rubido
All data confirmed has already been handed over to SEIDO from the PGR: Monte Alejandro Rubido
Enrique Plancarte Solís was linked to at least 30 criminal investigations: Monte Alejandro Rubido
Tomás Zerón de Lucio from the PGR presented the results of the forensic tests that confirm the taking down of Enrique Plancarte Solís
The ten-print fingerprints were compared to the ones in the database of the National Public Security System: PGR
Facial features from Enrique Plancarte Solís / Enrique Alfredo Suárez Solís was compared with the deceased
The alleged body:
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Operator of ‘Kike’ Plancarte Captured
By:Doris Gómora
It was reported earlier that Federal Police arrested Samuel “N”, an alleged operator of Enrique “Kike” Plancarte who was in charge of transferring drugs into the United States, in Apatzingán, Michoacán.
The alleged drug trafficker offered a million dollars to let him free, the National Comission of Security (CNS) reported.
In a statement, the federal agency reported that the arrest of Samuel “N”, 32 years old, was made during a patrol of deterrence, prevention, and surveillance in the village known as Las Tinajas, in the municipality of Apatzingán, where federal forces arrested the armed man and “verbally offered a million dollars to set him free”.
Samuel “N” was traveling in a 2014 truck, where inside lay a high caliber weapon, 29 cartridges, an additional 30 were also seized, and 36,640 pesos in cash.
The detainee claimed that he “developed his criminal activity in the transfer of drugs into the United States under the orders of a person named Enrique Plancarte Solís”.
In an additional operation in the municipality of Zamora, Michoacán, Marco Antonio “N”, 26, was also detained. He was responsible for monitoring two properties that were used as storage for storing stolen fuel.
Sources: El Universal, Milenio