07 May 2011

MEXICO: Profile Of Alleged San Fernando Mass Murderer...The Narco El Kilo.

AP / M.HERALD/ 3 screens combined / M.STEVENSON, S.DININNY

  "When he was deported from the U.S. to Mexico for the third time, Martin Estrada Luna (above) was a high school dropout with a rap sheet of petty crimes like burglary.
    Less than two years later, Mexican authorities say, he has transformed himself into a drug baron known as El Kilo, the leader of a ruthless cell of the Zetas gang who masterminded the mass killings of more than 250 people. He is now under arrest in Mexico City.
    Mexican prosecutors have not presented any evidence publicly to support their claim that he was responsible for the deaths of 72 migrants in August and 183 people months later. The Mexican government often announces big arrests immediately after high-profile crimes, but according to its own statistics, three-quarters of those initially accused as drug traffickers or assassins are let go without charges."