Posted: Aug 19th 2010, 09:31 PM
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/drug-cartels-employ-women-assassins-sicarias-broad-killing-campaignAs the drug war in Mexico escalates, drug cartels have began to employ
sicaria, or hit women; the women assassins, ranging in age from 18 to
30, work alongside men in cells of La Linea, as the Juárez drug cartel
is known; cells are assigned to different jobs -- such as halcones
(lookouts), hit squads, and extortionists -- and operate independently;
the hit women are trained to use rifles and handguns and sometimes
accompany their male counterparts; women in Juárez have been previously
accused of being part of kidnapping rings, often assigned to keep watch
on captives; women have also held roles as recruiters, transporters and
leaders of drug-smuggling cells.
You learn something new every day. So in mexico, they are called Sicarias. Here, we don't have a special name. They are commonly referred to as "sh**! b**** has a gun!"
