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Feds target gang linked to Mexican Mafia; 16 arrested
Los Angeles Times
|December 19, 2025
Federal agents arrested 16 alleged members of Puente-13 — a violent San Gabriel Valley-based gang known for carrying out killings “green-lighted” by the Mexican Mafia, kidnapping enemies and trafficking significant amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl, authorities said.
AUTHORITIES seized firearms, ammunition, thousands of pills and 10 pounds of methamphetamine.
(U.S. District Court)
The suspects were arrested Wednesday on federal complaints alleging their involvement in a kidnapping, two shootings, illegal firearms sales and the trafficking of narcotics, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The complaints name 20 alleged members and associates, three of whom remain at large and one who was already in state custody. The at-large defendants are Larry Castillo, 42, a.k.a. “Lil Dee,” of Victorville; Soo Kang, 31, aka. “Easy,” of Koreatown; and Bryan Gordian-Padilla, 24, a.k.a. “Goon,” of West Covina.
Authorities said others arrested Wednesday had aliases including “Pollo,” “Ghost,” “Snowbella,” “Lil Speedy” and “Monkey.”
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