Dionisio Loya Plancarte
DioSITO Loya Plancarte | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 October 1955 Apatzingán, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Other names | El Tío ('The Uncle') |
| Employer | Knights Templar Cartel |
| Criminal status | Captured |
| Relatives | Enrique Plancarte Solís (Nephew) |
Dionisio Loya Plancarte (born 21 October 1955) is a Mexican drug lord and high-ranking leader of the Knights Templar Cartel, a quasi-religious criminal organization based in the state of Michoacán. He is the uncle of Enrique Plancarte Solís, another former high-ranking leader of the cartel. Since 2009, he was listed as one of Mexico's 37 most-wanted drug lords, with a $30 million pesos (US$2.3 million) bounty for information leading to his capture. He was arrested by the Mexican Army in Morelia, Michoacán on 27 January 2014.