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 (Dec. 3) -- A 14-year-old boy suspected of being a paid assassin for Mexican drug smugglers and taking part in beheadings was arrested as he tried to flee to his native California , media reports said.The boy -- who allegedly says he has worked for the South Pacific drug cartel since he was 11 years old -- was arrested Thursday night as he tried to board a plane in Cuernavaca, south of Mexico City. "I participated in four executions, but I did it drugged and under threat that if I didn't, they would kill me," the teen said, according to the AP.Drug-related violence has intensified in Mexico as cartels battle one another and the army to gain access to the multibillion-dollar U.S. market. The bloodshed has increasingly moved south from the border region to previously quiet locations such as Cuernavaca and business center Monterrey.Edgar was born in San Diego and thus has U.S. citizenship. Once there, he reportedly planned to cross the border to San Diego.Authorities are checking to see if he is also a Mexican citizen, Reuters reported.Rumors about the existence of a child hit man nicknamed "El Ponchis" have been circulating for weeks.
– A notorious hit man in Mexico known for beheading his victims and displaying them in public is a US-born kid all of 14 years old, reports AP. Mexican authorities arrested the youth identified only as Edgar—who they say goes by "El Ponchis," or the cloaked one—as he tried to leave the country by plane. He said he's worked for a cartel since he was 11, after being kidnapped. "I participated in four executions," he said, "but I did it drugged and under threat that if I didn't, they would kill me." He carried two cell phones with photos of tortured victims, say police, who also arrested an older sister accused of helping him dispose of corpses. Mexican authorities say the youth is a native of San Diego, though his US citizenship remains unconfirmed. Rumors of the young hit man emerged about a month ago with a YouTube video that showed teens mugging for the camera next to corpses. One of them named "El Ponchis" as an accomplice. Click here for more.