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 ***** cartels fighting over lucrative smuggling routes across the US border.
Asked if she feared for her safety, she replied: "Here everyone is frightened."
But she added: "We are going to exchange this fear for security."
