Enrique Plancarte Solís | |
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| Born | (1970-09-14)14 September 1970[1] Nueva Italia, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Died | 31 March 2014(2014-03-31) (aged 43) |
| Other names | La Chiva,El Kike |
| Occupation | Leader of theKnights Templar |
| Criminal charge | Drug trafficking, murder,extortion,money laundering,kidnapping |
Reward amount | Mexico: $10 Million Mexican Pesos; USA: $1.6 million USD |
Enrique Plancarte Solís (14 September 1970 – 31 March 2014) was a Mexican drug lord and high-ranking leader of theKnights Templar Cartel, a drug cartel headquartered in the state ofMichoacán. Prior to his tenure in the Knights Templar, he was a top leader of the split-off groupLa Familia Michoacana.
Plancarte Solís was a high-ranking leader ofLa Familia Michoacana drug cartel.[2][3][4] Following the reported death ofNazario Moreno González in 2010, La Familia Michoacana broke off and formed theKnights Templar Cartel,[5][6] anorganized crime gang based in the Mexican state ofMichoacán. Plancarte was one of its top lieutenants. His duties were to coordinate the production and smuggling operations ofmethamphetamine fromMexico into US[3] He was wanted by the governments of Mexico and the U.S.[7][8][9]
On 25 February 2010, theUnited States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Plancarte Solís under theForeign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (sometimes referred to simply as the "Kingpin Act"), for his involvement in drug trafficking along with twenty-one other international criminals and ten foreign entities.[10] The act prohibited U.S. citizens and companies from doing any kind of business activity with him, and virtually froze all his assets in the U.S.[11]
Plancarte Solís was killed in a gunfight with soldiers of theMexican Navy on 31 March 2014 inColón, Querétaro.[12]
In 2014, the Mexican singer Melissa admitted to being Plancarte Solis' daughter.[13] His cousin Jesús Ramírez Plancarte was arrested by Mexican security forces on 22 May 2014.[14] His nephew Mario Loya Contreras was arrested by the Mexican Federal Police in Apatzingán with four other suspected criminals on 5 June 2014.[15]