Zeta's leader terminally ill before shooting

(Vatican Radio) The principal leader of the fearsome Zetas drug cartel, who was shot dead by Mexican Marines, was already living on borrowed time. Forensic Experts were able to identify the body of Heriberto Lazcano by fingerprints, but also examine the body, before a heavily armed squad of his Zetas henchmen snatched it from a morgue, in the Border State of Coahuila. They did this as part of their honour code, as ex military special forces themselves.
Coronors say two bullets had hit Lazcano in the buttocks, one in the elbow, one in the chest and two more in the head.
But State Attorney General Homero Ramos Gloria has revealed that Lazcano was suffering from a terminal illness. He wouldn't say what it was, but he did explain that part of the effects involved serious kidney problems and chronic lumbago.
Even before his death, Lazcano's power was being filtered and usurped by his second in command Miguel Angel Treviño Morales, who's reputation for savagery even exceeds that of his late boss. Trevenio, who doesn't have a military background, has now secured the role of supreme commander, with the rank and file Zetas falling into line behind him. Listen to this report by James Blears