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Gangs In Ecuador Are Allegedly Performing Human Sacrifices To 'Saint Death' As They Look For Protection
Gang members are turning to Santa Muerte to shield them from law enforcement and ensure the success of their operations.
Drug gangs in Ecuador turn to "death saint" for protection — and allegedly 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
The eerie statue ... Santa Muerte shrines found in criminal hideouts in the western city of Duran. Offerings of money, tobacco, alcohol, figurines and religious paraphernalia were piled up at her ...