Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Should Underage Drug Mules be Charged as Adults
Prosecutors in one Arizona county have a new tactic in fighting the war against drug cartels – they’re targeting teenagers. That’s because drug cartels often use minors to smuggle drugs because they’re usually treated with leniency if they’re caught. Now Cochise County prosecutors are charging teens caught smuggling drugs as adults.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readProsecutors in one Arizona county have a new tactic in fighting the war against drug cartels – they’re targeting teenagers. That’s because drug cartels often use minors to smuggle drugs because they’re usually treated with leniency if they’re caught. Now Cochise County prosecutors are charging teens caught smuggling drugs as adults. In the last year, 51 children have been charged as adults, the youngest was 14 years old.
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The full episode
1 of 5'The Coyote’s Bicycle', and Remembering Tupac’s Mom, Activist Afeni Shakur- 0:30Should Underage Drug Mules be Charged as AdultsYou’re reading this
- 9:09'The Coyote’s Bicycle'
- 24:09Remembering Afeni Shakur, Mother of Rapper Tupac, Dead at 69
- 32:27State Dept. Introduces a New LGBTI Special Envoy
- 43:28Spiers on Summer Drinks