![]() ![]() The trick didn't work, and a fierce gun battle erupted. They entered with pistols drawn and shouting like policemen. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, Chapo's hit men were dressed like cops.Ĭhapo Guzman lead 40 men dressed like Federales into Christine's. Unknown to the Arellanos and their security, Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman had organized an ambush. They all met in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, at "Christine's," a popular discotheque. 8, 1992, he attended a business meeting with a few of the Arellano brothers as part of their security people. He crossed over the border and was doing business with the Arellano-Felix brothers. He was also a member of the California Mexican Mafia prison gang. authorities in Mexico.ĭavid "Popeye" Barron was a Logan Heights gang member from 30th Street in San Diego. gang members when they were "on the run" from U.S. custody or in the gang turf, and Mexican cartels often employed U.S. Latino gangs often protected Mexican cartel members while they were in U.S. However, these alliances were often temporary and between a few members (rather than the whole gang) and any one cartel. In fact, several San Diego street gangs such as Shell Town, Logan Heights, National City, Pasole, and Del Sol had developed strong alliances in Mexico. His father was a police officer in Baja California. Half-Mexican and half-Korean Mafia member, Manuel "Mad Korean" Enerva from San Diego, also had his own connections. Alex "Hondo" Lechuga had his own connections - to Mexican Mafia member and homeboy of Luis "Huero Buff" Flores, the founder of the Mexican Mafia - and owned businesses in Juarez, Mexico. ![]()
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