Mexico destroys ‘Death Saint’ revered by criminals
Thursday March 26, 2009
Santa Muerte
Mexican federal authorities used bulldozers to bring down more than 30 chapels devoted to “Saint Death” – a figure that is worshipped by drug traffickers – in the northern city of Nuevo Laredo, the daily Reforma reported Wednesday. Although the figure is venerated by people from many walks of life, the saint — Santa Muerte — has been adopted by drug gangs.