Body of Mexican Drug Suspect’s Surgeon Found

Mexican officials said Wednesday that they had identified one of three bodies found entombed in concrete as a plastic surgeon who operated on Amado Carrillo Fuentes just before the alleged drug lord died in his hospital bed.

Mexican police said they had identified one of the mangled corpses as that of Jaime Godoy, an ear, nose and throat specialist.

The identification helps explain a long-standing mystery--the whereabouts of doctors who participated in an operation that cost Carrillo his life.

Police found the bodies in oil drums Sunday on the side of the Mexico City-Acapulco highway. They were handcuffed, burned, blindfolded and had cables hung from their necks. The drums were partially filled with concrete.

An autopsy on one body turned up a plastic jaw prosthesis and dental fixtures that appear to match the description of Godoy, one of the doctors, said Dr. Miguel Angel Velez, head of the Guerrero state medical examiner’s office.

The body bore signs of torture and asphyxiation.

Roberto Godoy said his brother disappeared from his Mexico City home 19 days ago.

The other bodies have not been identified, but Mexican news media have said they could be colleagues who reportedly disappeared at the same time as Godoy.

Carrillo, 41, died July 4 after undergoing extensive plastic surgery and liposuction to change his appearance. Investigators said they do not know whether Carrillo’s death was accidental or intentional.