Boys as young as 13 become smugglers, assassins
(NEWSER) - The powerful cartels that control the drug trade in Mexico increasingly have help north of the border—in the form of American teenagers, some as young as 13, who work as smugglers and assassins. The New York Times profiles one boy, who was recruited by the Gulf Cartel to kill on command along the interstate that connects Laredo to Dallas. "It was like a James Bond game," says Rosalio Reta, 19, who is now serving a 70-year jail sentence. More»
