<p><br /> An American-born 14-year-old is being held by Mexican authorities for allegedly helping a drug gang torture and kill their victims.<br /> </p><p><br /> The teenager known as "El Ponchis" was under the guard of armed Mexican soldiers in Morelos when he allegedly told reporters that he helped a Mexican drug gang behead four people.<br /> </p><p><br /> Mexican officials say they arrested the youth, whose first name is Edgar, at an airport south of Mexico City on Thursday with a 19-year-old sister. The sister is accused of helping him dump the bodies.<br /> </p><p><br /> Authorities revealed the teenage boy was caught with two mobile phones that held photographs of tortured victims.<br /> </p><p><br /> Many youths have been used by drug cartels in their bloody battles against the government and each other, but the story of El Ponchis may be the most shocking.<br /> </p><p><br /> The boy revealed to the media that he participated in four executions but alleged he was drugged and his life was being threatened if he did not cooperate.<br /> </p><p><br /> Edgar told reporters that he was kidnapped at the age of 11 and forced to work for the Cartel of the South Pacific, a branch of the splintered Beltran Leyva gang, and that he had participated in at least four decapitations.<br /> </p><p><br /> The boy's sister said they were headed for Tijuana, where they planned to cross the border and seek refuge with their stepmother in San Diego.<br /> </p>
