Servando Gomez

Mexico's most wanted drug lord Servando Gomez, whose Knights Templar cartel smuggled drugs to the US and iron ore to China, was finally captured on Friday, without a shot fired.

Three suspected gang members were killed in a shootout with Mexican soldiers during an unsuccessful hunt for a leading figure in the Knights Templar drug cartel, authorities said Tuesday.

Mexico's most wanted drug lord Servando Gomez, whose Knights Templar cartel smuggled drugs to the US and iron ore to China, was finally captured on Friday, without a shot fired.

Three suspected gang members were killed in a shootout with Mexican soldiers during an unsuccessful hunt for a leading figure in the Knights Templar drug cartel, authorities said Tuesday.