Did Someone Meddle with Dead Drug Lord's Body?
Mexican marines on December 17 guard the complex where Arturo Beltran Leyva was killed. Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- A medical examiner and three employees were suspended Monday pending the outcome of an inquiry into whether they meddled with the body of a slain Mexican drug kingpin, a state prosecutor's office official told CNN. Arturo Beltran Leyva, a drug trafficker known as "the boss of bosses," was killed on December 16 when Mexican navy commandos stormed a luxury condo in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where he was staying. Photos from the scene showed Beltran Leyva's body splayed on the ground, with his pants pulled down past his knees and his T-shirt lifted up to his shoulders. The body was covered in blood-stained $100 bills and Mexican banknotes. The images created controversy in Mexico because it appeared that he intentionally had been placed in that position, in effect altering the scene. The official, who asked not to be named because...