He escaped a 'panic house' in Mexico, where young drug users end up as hit men — or dead

The young man said he’s lived in fear ever since he developed an addiction to drugs and later fell prey to drug trafficking in Guanajuato, central Mexico.

The young man said he’s lived in fear ever since he developed an addiction to drugs and later fell prey to drug trafficking in Guanajuato, central Mexico. “Unfortunately, they’ve already killed my best friend and my relatives,” said the 19-year-old, whose name is being withheld since he's afraid of reprisals.

“Drug addiction led me to a critical condition. I couldn’t find a way out, and I was scared,” he told Noticias Telemundo.

A year ago, he managed to escape from a panic house (also known as panicueva, or panic cave) commonly used by organized crime gangs in Mexico. Some of these buildings, located in Guanajuato and other states where drug use is rampant, also serve as recruitment bases for young people selected to become hit men and operatives for these criminal groups.

A young man from Guanajuato who lived in one of the "panic houses" during an interview with Noticias Telemundo.Noticias Telemundo“It’s the place where you can go, buy your drugs, and get high right there,” said another 19-year-old who managed to escape a panic house and was interviewed by Noticias Telemundo on the condition that he remain anonymous for fear of retaliation.

"I entered a panic house and saw several women who had to prostitute themselves, and several of my friends got involved in selling drugs and ended up being killed,” said the young man. He said he spent five years living in one of the houses and eventually joined a local gang.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/panic-houses-mexico-dangers-drugs-gangs-rcna216285


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