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The Narco Cult of Santa Muerte
By Tony M. Kail

Drug Cartels have created a surge of violence throughout Latin America as they fight for control of trafficking routes into the U.S. The violence has from these groups has trickled into the United States through Texas, Arizona and California. Arson, kidnappings and murder are common techniques of terror used by these groups.

The concept of 'Narco Terrorism' is essentially terrorist acts performed in order to further the aims of drug traffickers. Narco-terrorism has many players in that it has connected strands of family drug cartels, human traffickers, street level thug gangs and nationalist groups. Members of narco-terrorist groups frequently surround themselves with cultural trappings that endorse the philosophies of the narco-terrorist mindset. Presently there is an entire 'narco-culture' that embraces a lifestyle of violence, death and indulgence.

One of the most popular visible icons found among members of this deadly culture is a figure nown as 'Santa Muerte'. Read More!

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