APTOPIX Mexico Drug War Death Saint

A man holds a skeletal figure representing the folk saint known in Mexico as “Santa Muerte” or “Death Saint”, during a ceremony in Mexico City, late Wednesday, April 1, 2009. At first glance, the so-called Santa Muerte may seem like nothing more than a folk figure, but Mexican authorities say the unofficial religion that has grown up around the statue is usually a sign of something more sinister: Crime, drugs, even brutal killings. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)