A question on narco-saint Jesus Malverde, patron saint of drug dealers, is asked to prospective jurors in drug cartel trial of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman.

Jesús Malverde is both a folk hero and a controversial figure in Mexican religious life. Revered by drug traffickers and the poor alike, his story blends Robin Hood-style legend with real ...

Malverde, a bandit who was hanged in 1909, is revered by many of Mexico's drug traffickers. His supporters call him a modern-era Robin Hood who gave to the poor, critics call him a symbol of crime.

The front door of the Jesus Malverde chapel in Culiacán, Sinaloa. Jim Griffith photo, March 18, 2003.

A St. Jude prayer card, a Jesus Malverde T-shirt or a Santa Muerte statue is not probable cause for law enforcement to search someone but they can provide officers a clue, Almonte said.

The congregants came from Alhambra, North Hollywood and Santa Ana. “We get along like family here,” said Rony Artica, 48, who’s been coming to the temple since 2017.

When federal and local drug agents raided the Mount Vernon home of a suspected narcotics kingpin last year, they found a bust of Jesus Malverde, the Mexican patron saint of drug dealers. The ...

CULIACÁN, Mexico—Even Jesús Malverde, the patron saint of drug traffickers, has fallen victim to the vicious turf war ripping apart Mexico’s biggest producer and smuggler of fentanyl.