In 2008, 26 minors were caught in San Diego County attempting to smuggle drugs in to the United States. In 2009, 124 were arrested.

In addition, 134 minors were killed in 2009 in drug related violence in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez.

Source:  William Booth and Steve Fainaru, “In Mexico, fears of a ‘lost generation’,” Washington Post, November 3, 2009.