Tens of Thousands of Mexican Children Are Involved in Organized Crime
It is estimated that as many as 50,000 children are involved in the drug trade and human trafficking.
In Mexico, 30 to 50 thousand children are involved with organized crime, according to organizations that protect children.The creation of a justice system for adolescents is paralyzed, it operates at federal level until 2014 and progress in this matter is inexistent in the states of Mexico.
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