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Eugene

(61,900 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2013, 03:11 PM Oct 2013

Eldest of Mexico's Arellano Felix clan killed

Source: Associated Press

Eldest of Mexico's Arellano Felix clan killed

AP foreign, Saturday October 19 2013

IGNACIO MARTINEZ

Associated Press= LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) - Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix, the eldest brother of Mexico's once-feared Arellano Felix drug clan, was shot to death in the Baja beach resort of Los Cabos by a gunman wearing a clown costume, authorities said Saturday.

Relatives of Arellano Felix confirmed his identity at the scene of the crime at a rented beach house, the attorney general's office in Baja California Sur state said in a statement.

A photo from the scene showed his body sprawled on the tiled floor of the open-sided, beachfront house, covered by a sheet.

An official of the Baja California Sur state prosecutor's office said Saturday the killer wore a clown costume complete with a round red clown nose.

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Eldest of Mexico's Arellano Felix clan killed (Original Post) Eugene Oct 2013 OP

What a crafty criminal: he shot a Cardinal. Fairly rare trophy. Judi Lynn Oct 2013 #1

'Clowns' kill top druglord Judi Lynn Oct 2013 #2

Judi Lynn

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1. What a crafty criminal: he shot a Cardinal. Fairly rare trophy.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 07:03 PM

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Francisco's in the middle of the back row.

Clearly this family couldn't hope to have one of their sons becoming a priest.

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Hey, maybe one of these guys trolls here for the right-wing, to pick up some lose change from a "think"-tank.

Judi Lynn

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2. 'Clowns' kill top druglord

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 02:38 AM

Oct 2013

'Clowns' kill top druglord
Sapa-AFP | 21 October, 2013 00:34

The eldest brother of Mexico's once-powerful Arellano Felix drug cartel family was killed by gunmen dressed as clowns at a children's party, authorities said at the weekend.

Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix, 63, was gunned down on Friday at a family event in Cabo San Lucas, a tourist resort in the Baja California peninsula, state special investigations prosecutor Isai Arias said.

"He was hit by two bullets, one in the thorax and one in the head," Arias said, adding that the former Tijuana drug cartel lieutenant's body was identified by relatives.

Authorities close to the case said the gunmen were disguised as clowns when they shot Arellano Felix at the party in the luxurious Casa Oceano tourist residence.

More:
http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2013/10/21/clowns-kill-top-druglord

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