EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Authorities in Guerrero, Mexico, have opened a criminal investigation on a town that provided firearms and paramilitary training to 20 underage boys and girls.
Children as young as 12 last week received guns to defend the town of Ayahualtempa from continuous abductions and harassment at the hands of drug cartels operating in the mountains of Guerrero, according to multiple Mexican news reports.
“The Attorney General’s Office initiated an investigation for the crime of corruption of minors, after learning that a group identified as ‘Community Police’ armed 20 boys and girls,” the Guerrero AG said in a statement. “This office will hold the responsible parties accountable in order to guarantee the physical, psychological and emotional well-being of the minors.”
Videos shared on social media show the children participating in military formations near the town square, holding rifles, wearing masks and olive-green T-shirts.
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