years old at the time. let s get the backstory from cnn s ed lavandera. reporter: even in a country ravaged by years of drug cartel fueled violence, it was a shocking scene. in mexico, three years ago, a baby-faced american teenager accused of working as an assassin for the south pacific drug cartel was paraded in front of reporters. edgar jimenez lugo was 14 years old when this was filmed. he laid out gruesome details of his life in organized crime. he said he was 11 years old when he started killing and slit the throats of four victims himself. he also said drug cartel leaders picked him off the street and forced him in to carrying out the assassinations and that he was high on drugs when he killed cartel rivals. he was convicted as a juvenile and sentenced to three years in prison. now he s 17 and was released
jiminez lugo said he was 11 years old when he started killing and slit the throats of four victims himself. he also said drug cartel leaders picked him off the street and forced him into carrying out the assassinations and that he was high on drugs when he killed cartel rivals. he was convicted as a juvenile and sentenced to three years in prison. now he s 17 and was released from prison tuesday in mexico. news cameras captured the release. he was quickly deported back to the united states, flown to san antonio, texas, where he disappeared back into american society. u.s. customs and border helped facilitate his return, protection officials say they but say privacy laws prohibit the agency from releasing more details. he was born in san diego. he s a u.s. citizen. he served his prison sentence and does not face any criminal charges in the united states, so he s free to move around like anyone else. he isn t the only american teenager lured into this violent world. cnn told the notoriou
jiminez lugo is known by the nickname, el punches. he laid out gruesome details of his life in organized crime. [ speaking in foreign language ] jiminez lugo said he was 11 years old when he started killing and slit the throats of four victims himself. he also said drug cartel leaders picked him off the street and forced him into carrying out the assassinations and that he was high on drugs when he killed cartel rivals. he was convicted as a juvenile and sentenced to three years in prison. now he s 17 and was released from prison tuesday in mexico. news cameras captured the release. he was quickly deported back to the united states, flown to san antonio, texas, where he disappeared back into american society. u.s. customs and border protection officials say they helped facilitate his return, but say privacy laws prohibit the agency from releasing more details. he was born in san diego. he s a u.s. citizen. he served his prison sentence and does not face any criminal charges in the unit
attacks. here is a report on how all of this shook out. reporter: even in a country ravaged by years of drug cartel-fuelled violence it was a shocking scene in mexico three years ago. a baby-faced american teenager accused of working as an assassin for a drug cartel was paraded in front of reporters. he was just 14 years old when this video was known. he s known by the nickname [ speaking foreign language ] . he laid out gruesome details of his life in organized crime. he said he was 11 years old when he started killing and slit the throats of four victims himself. he said that drug cartel leaders picked him off the street and forced him into carrying out the assassinations and that he was high on drugs when he killed cartel rifles. he was convicteds as a juvenile and sentenced to three years in prison. now he is 17 and was released
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