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Influencers in crosshairs of Mexico’s drug wars as cartels slaughter online celebs in droves – for a chilling reason

MEXICAN influencer César Gastélum was live-streaming with his friends outside a KFC when two men pulled up on a motorbike and shot him in the head. The 24-year-old's execution in Culiacán, the capital of the northwestern state of Sinaloa, unfolded in just a few seconds earlier this month. It marks...

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What happened Influencers in crosshairs of Mexico’s drug wars as cartels slaughter online celebs in droves – for a chilling reason.
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The SunNews report · Aug 31, 7:20 AM

Influencers in crosshairs of Mexico’s drug wars as cartels slaughter online celebs in droves – for a chilling reason

MEXICAN influencer César Gastélum was live-streaming with his friends outside a KFC when two men pulled up on a motorbike and shot him in the head. The 24-year-old's execution in Culiacán,...

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The Sun (US)News report · Aug 31, 7:20 AM

Influencers in crosshairs of Mexico’s drug wars as cartels slaughter online celebs in droves – for a chilling reason

MEXICAN influencer César Gastélum was live-streaming with his friends outside a KFC when two men pulled up on a motorbike and shot him in the head. The 24-year-old's execution in Culiacán,...

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