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Five group person died aft drinking a poison potion successful a Santeria ‘power’ ritual, constabulary successful nan southern Mexico authorities of Oaxaca said Wednesday.
Iván García Alvarez, nan Oaxaca authorities constabulary chief, said 4 men and 1 female died aft drinking a operation of substances he did not specify.
He said they were progressive successful Santeria, a religion that began successful Cuba erstwhile African slaves blended Yoruba belief beliefs pinch Roman Catholic traditions.
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García Alvarez said nan victims mixed nan potion themselves and drank it "to get immoderate definite benignant of powers." He said nan deaths astatine a location successful Oaxaca metropolis are being investigated arsenic a group suicide.
García Alvarez said nan group were progressive successful Santeria and erstwhile they drank nan potions, "the only point that happened was they died of poisoning."
A Mexican emblem waves successful beforehand of The National Palace, nan agency of nan president, successful Mexico Citys main square, nan Zocalo, astatine sunrise, April 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Their bodies were recovered Saturday astatine a location connected nan outskirts of Oaxaca metropolis pinch nary outward signs of injuries. The victims were apparently related, and ranged successful property from 18 to 55.
Prosecutors said astatine nan clip that tests were being performed to place nan substances recovered successful nan house.
In nan past, shamanic and different rituals successful Mexico person progressive toxic aliases hallucinogenic substances for illustration Devil's Trumpet, aliases jimson weed, and venom from nan Colorado River toad, but it was not known what substances were progressive successful nan astir caller deaths successful Oaxaca.
However, Santeria has been implicated successful different cases of skullduggery successful Mexico.
In 2018, a man from a suburb of Mexico City confessed to killing astatine slightest 10 women, and claimed to person sold nan bones of immoderate of his victims to practitioners of Santeria. The fishy said he sold nan bones to a man he met astatine a autobus stop.
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Parts of nan man’s confession whitethorn person to beryllium taken pinch a atom of salt; he initially confessed to sidesplitting 20 women, but was capable to supply specifications — names and explanation of nan victims — successful only 10 cases.
