Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged 19 individuals in a conspiracy to murder rapper Nelson Abrego, known as Swifty Blue, reportedly due to angering Manuel "Snuffy" Quintero, a Mexican Mafia member. The situation, detailed in court documents, shows a complex network using TikTok messages and recorded phone calls involving jail inmates and gang members. Quintero was arrested Wednesday amid a backdrop of gang violence and drug trafficking, while the motives behind Quintero's anger remain unclear, emphasizing the dangerous intersections of crime, music, and social media.
On New Year's Eve in 2022, an alleged subordinate of Quintero, Giuseppe "Clever" Leyva, told an informant he'd notified gang members in Paramount, Compton and downtown L.A. that they had instructions to attack Abrego "on sight."
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