Defense lawyer for Mexican drug kingpin killed

TOLUCA, Mexico — A lawyer for a convicted Mexican drug kingpin was found stabbed to death in his home, authorities said Saturday.

Americo Delgado was the second Mexican defense attorney for high-profile drug suspects killed in less than a month. Lawyer Silvia Raquenel Villanueva was shot to death in the northern city of Monterrey on Aug. 9.

Delgado, 80, was found dead at his home in the central city of Toluca on Friday, the Mexico state attorney general’s office said in a statement. His throat had been slit and he had been stabbed multiple times, the statement said.

Police had no suspects or information on a motive.

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Mexico’s drug war has claimed more than 13,500 lives since President Felipe Calderon took office in late 2006 and deployed thousands of soldiers and federal police across the country to fight ruthless cartels.

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Defense lawyer for Mexican drug kingpin killed
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