Mexican boy 14 nicknamed El Chapito arrested in birthday party

Mexican boy, 14, nicknamed ‘El Chapito’ arrested in birthday party massacre that killed 8 – New York Post

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March 17, 2023 | 3:12 p.m

A 14-year-old boy, nicknamed “El Chapito,” was arrested in Mexico in connection with the drug-related slaughter of eight people at a birthday party, officials said.

The federal Department of Public Safety on Thursday announced the arrest of the teenager and his alleged accomplice in connection with the massacre that took place on January 22 in the low-income Mexico City suburb of Chimalhuacan.

According to officials, “El Chapito” and a man named “El Ñoño” drove up on a motorcycle and opened fire on a family celebrating a birthday at their home.

The attack also injured five adults and two children, including a 3-year-old and a minor under the age of 14.

A 14-year-old Mexican boy named “El Chapito” is accused of shooting up a birthday party and killing eight people. He was arrested along with eight adults (above). Gobierno de Mexico

Federal officers arrested seven other suspected gang members on drug-related charges during a 12-hour undercover operation conducted in the Mexico City suburbs last weekend.

“El Chapito’s” real name was not released, but his nickname, translated as “Little Chapo,” is an apparent reference to notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the former Sinaloa cartel boss who was serving a life sentence is serving Colorado.

The motive behind the January killings has not been released, but drug gangs in Mexico are known to engage in kidnapping and hit-and-run activities. They also target competitors who sell drugs in their territory or people who owe them money.

The teenager was nicknamed “El Chapito” in reference to Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the jailed leader of the fearsome Sinaloa cartel. AP

Investigators put a collar on “El Chapito” and the others after arresting their gang’s leader, 28-year-old “El Lenguas,” on February 25.

“El Chapito” was handed over to a specialized control judge in the comprehensive juvenile criminal justice system, while the adult suspects were committed to the Neza-Bordo Penitentiary and Social Reintegration Center.

Child killers are not uncommon in Mexico.

In 2010, soldiers arrested a 14-year-old boy, nicknamed “El Ponchis” or “The Cloak,” who claimed he was kidnapped at age 11 and forced to work for the South Pacific cartel. He said he attended at least four beheadings.

Mexico’s police and army are struggling to bring the country’s many brutal drug cartels and gangs under control. dpa/Picture Alliance via Getty Images

After his arrest, the boy, a US citizen identified as Edgar Jimenez Lugos, told reporters that he was drugged and threatened with committing the crimes.

Lugos was subsequently found guilty of torturing and beheading four men and sentenced to three years in prison – the maximum sentence allowed by law since he was a minor at the time of the murders.

After his release from prison in 2013, Lugos was allowed to return to the United States.

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