Colombian teen accused of more than 30 killings arrested

Police in Colombia have arrested a 17-year-old accused of carrying out more than 30 killings.

Given strict privacy protections for minors in Colombia, authorities are identifying the teenager only by his nickname ofFrijolito.

Police inCalion Friday said the youth was picked up this week after a four-month manhunt.

The young man allegedly began killing people around the age of 12 and developed a reputation for ruthlessness as head of a gang of drug traffickers and assassins that terrorized the southern city.

Most recently he was accused of a double homicide at a shopping centre inCali.

Authorities said he was being held at a juvenile detention centre but that when he turns 18 he'll be transferred to a prison.