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Edgar Jimenez, known as “El Ponchis,” worked for the South Pacific drug cartel in Morelos state outside Mexico City until his capture by Mexican soldiers in December, when he attempted to travel to the United States.
The attorney general’s office in Morelos said a local juvenile court had found the minor guilty of four crimes including killing four people whose mutilated bodies were found hanging from a bridge not far from Mexico City last August.
An army statement in December said Jimenez had admitted killing at least seven people under the influence of drugs provided by the cartel’s leader.
Minors have increasingly been drawn into the Mexican government’s conflict with drug gangs, which has claimed around 40,000 lives in 4 1/2 years.
Mexicans have become used to hearing about death in recent years, but Jimenez’s youth and the brutal nature of his crimes caused shock when the reports surfaced last year.
It is not clear what his nickname refers to. WOW! THIS IS A SCENE FROM THE TV SHOW, BREAKING BAD – SAME CITY, DRUGS, CARTELS AND VIOLENCE!
It just disgusts me to no end that the war on drugs has been such an utter failure yet so many in America feel it’s necessary to keep order while the reality of it is that it’s creating more chaos than legalization ever would. Thanks for the great article.
I agree but I also think majority of the ‘man made’ drugs should NOT be legalized under any circumstances!!!