WATCH: Mexican cartels recruit teens to “mule†drugs
December 22, 2019 by Sharyl Attkisson 2 Comments
The following is a transcript of my cover story investigation on “Full Measure.†Watch the video by clicking the link at the end of the page.
We begin with an important border issue you probably don’t know much about. Under longstanding federal policy, when underage kids are caught smuggling drugs from Mexico into the U.S., they’re usually let go with no consequences. Not surprisingly, that’s prompted Mexico’s drug cartels to increasingly rely on children to move their illegal products. Sometimes, the children are brutalized. Today’s cover story is how one border county has gotten creative to interrupt the destructive dynamic. A note: some of the images are graphic.
You’ve seen the pictures of smugglersso called human “mules†transporting illegal drugs across the border from Mexico into the U.S. What you may not realize is how many of them are high school-aged teens. The smuggler here was 17 when he was caught. These two young drug smugglers, also 17. One of the smugglers seen here carrying a giant bale of marijuana age 16.
https://sharylattkisson.com/2019/12/watch-mexican-cartels-recruit-teens-to-mule-drugs/
