War on Drugs

Mexico: Killed Zeta Gang Founder, But Body Stolen

Heriberto Lazcano was killed in a shoot out with marines but his body was later stolen according to Mexican officials.

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The body of the leader of a Mexican drug cartel, who was killed in a shootout with marines, has been stolen by an armed gang, state officials say.

The corpse of Heriberto Lazcano, founder of the brutal Los Zetas gang, was being stored by the authorities at a funeral parlour in northern Mexico.