On May 9th two American teens were caught by U.S. customs attempting to smuggle marijuana into the country, sadly this is becoming a common story in American border states. The teens were carrying $72,000 in marijuana. Customs and Border Protection data show that 130 teens were caught trying to confiscate drugs into the U.S. for drug cartel during 2009, which was a 83% increase since 2008.
The main reason these teens are participating in the smuggling is because they are convinced by the cartel that they will not receive any harsh consequences. However that is not the case these teens can be charged as adults, and can even face prison time if the judge decides.
For more info you can read the article at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-07-05-kid-drugs_N.htm?POE=click-refer
