Whack-a-mole drug war: Malverde, Mexico’s Drug Trafficking Saint

Part of an excellent series on the drug war on the U.S. side of the border, by Fronteras, a co-operative news project of a number of public radio stations in the southwest U.S.

The Drug War At Home: Malverde, Mexico’s Drug Trafficking Saint | Fronteras: "In the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa in northern Mexico, drug traffickers flock to a small unofficial church, paying homage for their success in the criminal underworld. For Mexico’s drug traffickers, this shrine is a mecca, where a mustachioed saint has become a symbol for the cartel culture."