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Friday, November 29, 2013

Mexico: Teen Hit Man Freed, Sent To U.S.

Mexican authorities set free a former teen cartel hit man on Tuesday and sent him back to the United States.

The release of Edgar Jimenez Lugo, a U.S. citizen known as "El Ponchis" or "The Cloak," comes less than three years after a Mexican court found him guilty of torturing and beheading at least four people and kidnapping three others as an operative for the South Pacific Cartel.

The teenager's age -- 14 at the time -- and his on-camera description of the slayings, brought international attention to the case. Analysts said the dramatic example showed how Mexican drug gangs were increasingly recruiting youths.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

These "child advocacy" people are nuts. Upset that they "paraded" him in front of cameras? WTF idiots. He should have been paraded in front of a large firing squad. And, now he's back in the US? When will people start using their f-ing brains?

Anonymous said...

I wonder if we could talk him into going to D.C.?