children are involved in criminal activities largely because older persons know that the new legislation protects and exempts them from punishment

Nuevo León caught the hot spots due to the constant increase in the number of juveniles serving organized crime.

The attorney general of Nuevo Leon last August 6 presented a group of 20 falcons allegedly serving Los Zetas in the municipality of Sabinas Hidalgo, the leader a 17 year old boy identified as Jesus Alejandro, El Sapo .

Joining him was Alan Guadalupe, 16, Brayan Juninho, 14, and Ricardo, 17, captured on July 27. These are not the only recent cases of minors arrested for criminal acts or serving organized crime: Nestor Ivan, El Capi, 15, was arrested on February 1, 2011 for commanding a gang that committed at least 20 armed robberies in southern Nuevo Leon’s capital.

Shortly before the presentation he reported the facts involving children.  A Federal Police newsletter reported on February 4 this year those that had been detained in the colony Forest Country, in the municipality of Guadalupe conurbado, were members of an organized crime cell that included a 15 year old and nicknamed named José Luis Julio.

On a national basis was that of Edgar Lugo Jimenez, El Ponchis, 14, arrested in Cuernavaca and confessed to murdering at least four people. During an interview with this correspondent Federico Requenes Ordaz, director of Care for Low and the Familiadel DIF Nuevo Leon, believes that children are involved in criminal activities largely because older persons are invited to know that the new legislation protects and exempts them from punishment.

The Office of Nuevo Leon has broken up 89 bands this year, of which 60 were related to organized crime. They are 590 prisoners of its members, of which 68 are children. Of the other 29 bands that have been arrested 163 members, 17 are minors. The entity is in the long list of criminal cases where kids are involved.

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On July 24, the attorney general of the state, GarzaSantos Adrian reported that the detainees were responsible for five homicides; The Los Zetas and with them was a minor identified as Milton Gabino, El Poncho, 17.

On June 27 the State Investigation Agency (AEI) presented a band of four Zetas who were engaged in kidnapping in the southern citrus Monterrey. Among them was Jose Manuel, 16. All, as state security spokesman Jorge Domene, were killers.

On June 13 Domene had reported the arrest of 52 falcons that organized crime provided information about the actions of state and federal authorities. They included five children. Some worked for Los Zetas, others for the Gulf Cartel.

Three youths were arrested for assaults on seven restaurants in Monterrey and Guadalupe between May and June this year, Domene said they were not related to organized crime. The boys were identified as Juan Carlos, The Vagueta, 15; Jassiel, 16 and Joseph Daniel, The Dany, 17. Seven youths were arrested for the assault on school Regiomontanos Studies Centre on 16 May in Guadalupe .

That day, at 10:30 am, masked assailants attacked students and campus leaders and took cash and computer equipment from the school. Domene reported that young people were the brothers of Jesus Giovani, 17, Gerardo and Gabriel, 15, students of that institution, which were available to justice for adolescents of Nuevo Leon.

A group dedicated to drug dealers were arrested in Karachi. Among them were three children belonging to Los Zetas. On April 18, the State Investigation Agency had reported the capture of a gang of 13 people linked to 21 murders and also accused of kidnapping, car theft and drug dealing.

Seven of the Morgan arrested were identified as Jesus, Texas, 17, Marco Antonio, El Guachillo, 17, Juan Carlos, Pavalín, 16; Karen Yanneth, The China, 16, Samahid Esmeralda, Esme, 16, Liliana, Emma of 17 and Yaresy Lisset, The Chabela. Between 16 and 17 February this year, the army arrested 17 suspects in raids of Operation Northeast, among those arrested were five children.

Cadereyta In five suspects were arrested, two of them 17 years: riding in a stolen jeep and had two packages of marijuana. In Salinas Victoria, 50 kilómetrosal in Northern Monterrey, three hawks were arrested. One was 17 years old.