Inside the macabre world of the world of the female assassins employed by drug cartels to carry out brutal and violent attacks View 5 Images Claudia Ochoa Félix was dubbed the 'Kim Kardashian of organized crime' (Image: Mirror Screen Grab)

Cartels are enlisting ruthless female killers to strengthen their forces, in a chilling campaign to annihilate rivals and control the narcotics trade. ‌

One of the most infamous is Juana N - more commonly known by her alias La Peque - who had a swift and brutal ascent from desperate beginnings to an enforcement role within the Los Zetas cartel in Mexico. ‌

Born in Hidalgo state, Juana became a mother at 15 and found it difficult to provide for her child. With few alternatives and escalating poverty, she resorted to sex work, a route that

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