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Police in Mexico have arrested a 14-year-old on suspicion of involvement in the murder of eight people.
Together with another suspect, the boy would have shot at the guests of a birthday party in the city of Chimalhuacán in January, the Ministry of Security announced in Mexico City on Thursday (local time). According to media reports, the crime in the city east of Mexico City may be related to drug trafficking.
Three people died on the spot and five others later died in hospitals, the Security Ministry added. Seven people were also injured, including two children aged 3 and 14. So far, a total of ten suspects have been arrested for the attack, including the 28-year-old alleged leader of the gang.
According to the Ministry of Security, the attackers arrived on motorcycles and then opened fire on those present. Two of those arrested were held responsible for the shots: one suspect was known by the alias “El Ñoño”, the 14-year-old by the name of “El Chapito” (Little Chapo). This could be an allusion to drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán (65), who was imprisoned in the US.
Mexico has been suffering from a wave of violence for years. Last year, 31,936 murders were registered in the Latin American country with a population of 126 million. Numerous drug cartels and other criminal groups vie for control of areas of influence and smuggling routes. They often have ties to corrupt politicians and security forces. Most murders are never solved.
Experts estimate that there are also numerous minors employed by organized crime. The case of a 14-year-old arrested in 2010 for contract killings and torture for the notorious South Pacific cartel made headlines.
The boy, known as “El Ponchis”, had been sentenced to three years in prison for four counts of murder and membership in a criminal organization. After the arrest, he said: “You forced me. If I didn’t, they would kill me, they said.” He was also on drugs. (SDA)
Source: Blick
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