14-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of getting a hired killer to get a drug cartel.

The Mexican army has arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of being a hired killer for a drug cartel.

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Officials mentioned Edgar Jimenez, nicknamed El Ponchis, had been wanting to catch a airplane from Cuernavaca on the US with two of his sisters.

The military alleges that he took portion inside a variety of beheadings below the influence of prescription drugs provided by the cartel.

1000's have died in drug-related violence in Mexico in recent times.

The teenager is believed to have worked for the South Pacific drug cartel in Morelos state outdoors Mexico City, the army mentioned.

An unnamed army official instructed AP information agency that Edgar Jimenez had admitted taking portion in four murders, but had mentioned he had been drugged and threatened with dying if he did not take part.

The army supply mentioned one particular of your teenager's sisters was accused of disposing of your our bodies, AP reports. No charges have but been filed.
Surge in violence

The Reforma newspaper quoted Edgar Jimenez as saying: "I felt lousy doing it. I was pressured to complete it. They mentioned they'd kill me if I didn't do it.

"I only beheaded them, but in no way hung [bodies] from bridges, in no way," he mentioned, according on the newspaper.

Hanging our bodies from bridges at occupied intersections is usually a practice amongst Mexican cartels as a strategy to intimidate rivals.

State officials say that crimes dedicated by minors, like murders for cartels, have risen across the nation this yr.

The South Pacific gang is run by Hector Beltran Leyva, brother of Arturo Beltran Leyva, a best drug lord who was killed by Mexican troops a yr ago.

Hector Beltran Leyva's combat for manage has induced a surge in violence inside the states of Morelos, just south of Mexico City, and neighbouring Guerrero.

More than 28,000 people have died in drug-related violence due to the fact President Felipe Calderon began deploying troops to combat the cartels in late 2006.