20-year-old Mexican student becomes police chief!!!

A 20-year-old criminology student has been made police chief for a border town in one of the most violent regions in Mexico.

Marisol Valles got the job in Praxedis G Guerrero, in the northern state of Chihuahua, following an invitation from the mayor, Mexican media reported.

Chihuahua is the battleground for drugs cartels fighting over lucrative smuggling routes across the US border.

Asked if she feared for her safety, she replied: "Here everyone is frightened." More...

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