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Mexican Drug Cartels are recruiting high school kids from U.S. border towns to act as drug runners and in some cases hit men.
The cartels promise the teens fast money and for far too many of these kids it seems too good to pass up.
However, the dealers are ruthless and won't hesitate to execute the young couriers if they come up short on either the drugs or the money.
Cartels have also recruited and trained some of the teens to become killers.
In Laredo, Texas Rosalio Reta and his friend, Gabriel Cardona carried out at least seven contract killings before being caught by local authorities. Reta's first killing occurred when he was just 13.
According to CNN both teenagers received six-month military-style training on a Mexican ranch. Investigators say Cardona and Reta were paid $500 a week each as a retainer, to sit and wait for the call to kill. Then they were paid up to $50,000 and 2 kilos of cocaine for carrying out a hit.
This stuff is out of control.
Students Becoming Part of Mexican Drug Cartels
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