By The Opinion
Forced recruitment by organized crime in Jalisco was once again evident after the rescue of two minors who managed to escape after being deceived with supposed job offers.
According to media such as the newspaper Milenio, both young people They had been contacted through social networks, particularly TikTokwhere they were offered employment, so they moved to the municipality of Tlaquepaque.
Once they arrived at the bus station, they met alleged criminals, who transferred them to a second point to meet other people from the criminal organization who would take them to Zapopan.
The teenagers, approximately 15 years old, were located during an operation after the recruitment attempt by criminal groups was detected, since one of them shared their location at an accurate time with their mother, but upon losing contact with her son, the woman decided to report the incident.
According to the newspaper El Financiero, the two minors, who They were pressured to join the ranks of drug traffickersthey took advantage of an oversight on the part of their captors to escape.
This phenomenon is not isolated. Various reports indicate that organized crime in Mexico has perfected recruitment methods through deception, especially aimed at adolescents and young people in vulnerable situations.
Among the most common strategies are false job offers spread on social networks, a practice linked to clandestine training centers where victims are forced to become hitmen.
Authorities and specialists have warned that Jalisco is one of the entities with the highest incidence of this crime, which has raised alerts about the need to reinforce prevention, digital surveillance and care for victims.
The recent rescues and testimonies not only show the magnitude of the problem, but also the urgency of stopping a practice that turns young people into direct victims of the violence of organized crime.
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