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Gang members involved in Mexico prelate's death. (drug cartel violence resulting in murder of Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo)(Brief Article)

From: National Catholic Reporter  |  Date: 10/30/1998

Two hit men for a Mexican drug cartel admitted to playing a role in the 1993 slaying of Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo in Mexico.

Adolfo Marin Cuevas, 32, and Carlos Garcia Martinez, 28, made the admission as part of a guilty plea in U.S. District Court Oct. 15 to conspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana.

Cuevas and Martinez worked for the Tijuana-based Arellano Felix drug cartel and took part in the shooting of a rival drug leader when ...

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