Figurinesofthecriminal'saints'areonsaleataspiritualistamuletshopinCaracasonOctober1,2004.Devoteesofthe'CorteMalandra'orGangsters'Pantheonsaythespiritsofvillainswhoonceterrorizedpartsofthecitynowprovidedprotectionagainstviolentcrimeinacitywheremurdersandrobberiesarerife.
(委內瑞拉首都)加拉加斯一間神物店內,陳列着一個個待沽的「賊聖」小塑像。加拉加斯現時謀殺、盜竊案猖獗,一群拜「歹徒祠」的人深信,一些曾在市內作惡的已死惡人,在天之靈定能保祐居民免於暴力罪行。