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Kids as young as 12 years old are being recruited by cartels to do their dirty work.
Now there's a special program that Border Patrol is bringing into middle schools to combat the problem.
"Cartels are using our youth to guard stash houses, as well as smuggle drugs and people," said Agent Alan Regalado. "It's not only smuggling narcotics and weapons north, but it's also smuggling money and weapons south."
In February at the Interstate-19 checkpoint, a 19-year-old attempted to smuggle meth in a speaker that was in the trunk of a car. That same week an 18-year-old also attempted to smuggle meth.
Just last month, two 13-year-olds were among those apprehended. In addition, 23 undocumented immigrants were found in the trailer of semi-truck.
kvoa.com
This is reason #564 how bad this become. Kids are easy targets.
Now there's a special program that Border Patrol is bringing into middle schools to combat the problem.
"Cartels are using our youth to guard stash houses, as well as smuggle drugs and people," said Agent Alan Regalado. "It's not only smuggling narcotics and weapons north, but it's also smuggling money and weapons south."
In February at the Interstate-19 checkpoint, a 19-year-old attempted to smuggle meth in a speaker that was in the trunk of a car. That same week an 18-year-old also attempted to smuggle meth.
Just last month, two 13-year-olds were among those apprehended. In addition, 23 undocumented immigrants were found in the trailer of semi-truck.
DIGGING DEEPER: Anti-cartel classes taught in Nogales schools
"Cartels are using our youth to guard stash houses, as well as smuggle drugs and people," said Agent Alan Regaldo. "It's not only smuggling narcotics and weapons north, but it's also smuggling money and weapons south."
kvoa.com
This is reason #564 how bad this become. Kids are easy targets.
