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An In-Depth Portrait of Servando “La Tuta” Gómez Martínez: Co-Leader and Propagandist of Mexico’s Knights Templar Cartel

Publication: Volume: 3 Issue: 4
April 30, 2012 05:48 PM Age: 1 yrs
Category: Militant Leadership Monitor, Military/Security, Latin America

By: Guy Fricano

Servando "La Tuta" Gómez Martínez

Servando “La Tuta” Gómez Martínez

Servando Gómez Martínez, aka, “El Profe”, aka, “La Tuta” (the teacher), was born in Arteaga, Michoacán, Mexico on February 6, 1966.[1] He is co-leader of Los Caballeros Templarios (the Knights Templar), a Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO) based in the Michoacán region. Gómez Martínez (henceforth, “La Tuta”) is an ambitious, ruthless, hands-on leader with experience in several Michoacán-based TCOs. A former elementary school teacher, he should be noted for an insightful, comprehensive approach to propaganda focused specifically toward Michoacán rather than Mexico in general.

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