Mexico destroys 'Death Saint' revered by criminals
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Officials in Nuevo Laredo have destroyed more than 35 statues dedicated to a "Death Saint" popular with drug traffickers.
The statues, most depicting a robe-covered skeleton resembling the Grim Reaper, lined highways and roads in and around the Mexican city on the border with Texas. One of the statues was located at the base of an international bridge linking Mexico and the US.
Soldiers stood guard Wednesday as city workers were seen taking down statues. The effort started before dawn on Tuesday.
A local official who asked not to be identified for fear of retaliation from the drug gangs said remnants of the statues will be left at local police stations for owners to reclaim.
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