Jesus Malverde: Narco-Saint

October 8, 2007 2:05 PM

Jesus Malverde : modern-day Robin Hood and "patron saint" of narcotics traffickers everywhere.
posted by falconred (6 comments total)

Thanks for posting this. When I was in Tijuana, I saw a bunch of street vendors sell scapulars of this guy and I'm thinking "Why the hell is there some random Mexican guy on a scapular?"

You've just saved me an AskMeFi question.
posted by champthom at 2:16 PM on October 8, 2007

LOLNARCOXTIANS!
posted by Parasite Unseen at 2:20 PM on October 8, 2007

See also this story about Jesus Malverde's presence in Portland.
posted by falconred at 2:48 PM on October 8, 2007

See also
posted by jcruelty at 3:04 PM on October 8, 2007

Nobody fucks with the Jesus!
posted by Poolio at 3:15 PM on October 8, 2007

"and the governor who wanted him, Francisco Canedo, dies 33 days later, from a cold contracted after going out at night without slippers."
posted by sgt.serenity at 12:59 AM on October 9, 2007