Mexican court holds alleged Knights Templar leader over for trial on drug charges
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Mexican court has ordered alleged drug lord Servando Gomez to stand trial on drug and organized-crime charges.
The national Judiciary Council said late Wednesday the court had found enough evidence to warrant a trial of the alleged leader of the Knights Templar cartel on charges of trafficking in cocaine and marijuana.
Gomez was captured early Friday by federal police in western Michoacan state.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gomez's cartel is a quasi-religious criminal group that once dominated the state, controlling politics and commerce.
He evaded capture for more than a year after the federal government took over the state to try to restore order.