According to PSP, children under 12 suspected of belonging to criminal gangs are often used as couriers for drugs or money, but there are others who dedicate themselves to robbing young people of the same age.
The recently published final report of the Juvenile Delinquency Review Commission said that in the first 10 months of last year, police identified 64 children under the age of 12 as suspected gang members, and that number was growing. since 2019.
According to the Commission on Comprehensive Analysis of Juvenile and Violent Crimes, until October last year, the GNR identified 55 children under the age of 12 suspected of participating in criminal gangs, and the number of children aged 6 to 11 identified by the PSP during the same the period was nine.