| Drug Traffickers' Patron Saint Honored in Culiacan Ruptly TV | |
| go to original May 4, 2016 |
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Worshipers gathered in Culiacan, on Tuesday, to pay their respects to Jesus Malverde the patron saint of drug traffickers.
Devotees dedicate the first few days in May to celebrating the life of Malverde as well as using the time to ask the saint for favors.
Below: A shrine to Jesus Malverde, killed by Mexican police in 1909, draws those who hope he'll assist their illegal activities. (McClatchyDC)
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