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Ecuadoran drug gangs turn to death saint for protection
Sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil, Ecuadoran police raiding a drug den apprehensively inspect an altar to ...
Ecuador gangs turn to "death saint" for protection — and human sacrifices
"They stole children from other towns and sacrificed them in front of her (Santa Muerte) when they wanted to land a big hit," ...
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Ecuadoran drug gangs turn to death saint for protection
Sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil, Ecuadoran police raiding a drug den apprehensively inspect an altar to Santa Muerte -- a Mexican death saint adopted by local gangs as their own ...
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Ecuador gangs turn to "death saint" for protection — and human sacrifices
Last November in Mexico, two women and a boy were shot dead at an altar to La Santa Muerte. The saint was more ... was arrested at his home in the coastal city of Portoviejo.