Mexico’s Teen Hitman to Be Held Under Preventive Arrest

Latin American Herald Tribune - Mexico’s Teen Hitman to Be Held Under Preventive Arrest: "Mexican teenager accused of being a drug cartel hitman who allegedly decapitated his victims has been ordered held in preventive arrest for 60 days by a juvenile court judge, giving prosecutors and the defense more time to gather evidence in the case, the press reported.

Edgar Jimenez Lugo, a 14-year-old boy known as “El Ponchis” (The Cloak), allegedly committed several murders for the South Pacific drug cartel.

A judge in the central state of Morelos ruled that the boy should be kept in prison while the investigation moves forward.

The teenager spent several hours Sunday at the courthouse in Cuernavaca, the capital of Morelos, and was taken away with his head covered and under tight security.

Prosecutors have charged the boy with murder, illegal arms possession and drug possession, the Reforma newspaper reported on its Web site."