Bakersfield dealers view Mexican folklore hero as patron saint

“A bandit out of Mexican folklore has become a patron saint to many drug dealers in this city, and some even have altars to the Robin Hood-like character in their homes, authorities say.

Jesus Malverde is known as the “narco saint” by many law enforcement officers and drug dealers. His existence has never been verified, but legends claim that Malverde was caught and hanged as a thief in the early 20th century before he began appearing to people in peril to save them.”

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