The past year has seen numerous cases of children being arrested in Mexico . At least half of them are involved in organized crime , says a nationwide group . The group says these children should be treated as innocent victims , not criminals . A month after the boy was sentenced to three years in a correctional facility , a 13-year-old girl was captured in the state of Jalisco and accused of being part of the Zetas drug cartel . It is urging the government to rehabilitate the children and protect them .
The past year has seen numerous cases of children being arrested in Mexico . At least half of them are involved in organized crime , says a nationwide group . The group says these children should be treated as innocent victims , not criminals . It is urging the government to rehabilitate the children and protect them .