Authorities in Mexico say they have captured the country’s most wanted drug lord. The arrest on Friday of Servando “La Tuta” Gomez, is much-needed boost to the credibility of a government reeling from gang violence.<br /><br /> The 49 year-old former primary school teacher is the leader of the so-called Knights Templar cartel, who have been involved in a vicious struggle with armed vigilantes trying to oust them from Michoacan state in the west of Mexico. <br /><br /> Monte Alejandro Rubido is the country’s Security Commissioner:<br /><br /> “Servando Gomez Martinez has eight arrest warrants outstanding and is linked to several ministerial crimes such as kidnapping, extortion, homicide, arms and drug trafficking – mainly crystal meth”.<br /><br /> Special forces detained Gomez as he left an apartment early on Friday morning in the state capital Morelia.<br /><br /> Gomez was known for appearing on youtube railing against the police who he claimed were in league with rival gangs. <br /><br /> He has described the Knights Templar as a “necessar
