Mexican drug lord dies from coronavirus in prison

(KYMA, KECY)-A Mexican drug lord who beheaded 12 men dies from coronavirus in prison.

The New York Post reports Los Zetas leader Moises Escamilla May also known as “Gordo May,” or “Fatty May," died in prison in Jalisco where he was serving 37 years for his brutal crimes.

According to reports, Escamilla did not suffer from any disease but started showing breathing symptoms on May 6. Escamilla died the next day in the hospital.

“Fatty May” led a group calling itself “Old School Zetas” and was the main supplier of cocaine in Cancún, where it was also the strongest criminal organization.

He was arrested in 2008 along with eight of his men and sentenced for his crime and illegally carrying weapons.

According to The New York Post, Escamilla was considered a highly dangerous inmate at the Puente Grande maximum-security prison in Jalisco state before his infection and death.