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• Loya Plancarte was considered one of Mexico%27s three dozen most-wanted drug lords
• Knights Templar drug cartel demanded extortion payments from businesses%2C farmers
• Attorney General%27s office says Loya Plancarte was in charge of public relations

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican soldiers and federal police on Monday captured one of the four top leaders of Mexico's Knights Templar drug cartel in Michoacan state, which has seen fighting between the gang and vigilante groups that have sprung over the past year.

An official at the federal Attorney General's Office, who was not authorized to be quoted by name, revealed the arrest of Dionicio Loya Plancarte, alias "El Tio," or The Uncle.

The 58-year-old Loya Plancarte had a 30-million peso ($2.25 million) reward on his head from the Mexican government for drug, organized crime and money-laundering charges.

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