We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, retired San Diego Police Homicide Detective Ron Newquist discusses the Los Palillos gang. Los Palillos were an enforcement cell of the Tijuana Cartel (AFO). Have you ever wondered about the violent crimes in San Diego County between August 2004 and June 2007? Had cartel violence infiltrated America? During that period, an enforcement gang of the Tijuana Cartel, also known as the Arellano-Félix Cartel, was operating in San Diego County. They were known as Los Palillos.