15/07/2026
The FBI Informant Who K*LLED 12 People and Stayed Free for Decades; Juan “Termite” Romero
Westlake is the kind of place where the block has its own rules, and everybody knows who really runs it. Money moves, doors open, doors get locked, and when a crew feels disrespected, the response is never small. Years later, a name keeps surfacing in whispers, paperwork, and street talk. Juan Termite Romero.
To some, he is just another 18th Street figure. To others, he is the link between a brutal old crime and the kind of government deals that make people question everything. Because in this story, the line between gangster and informant gets blurry and the consequences do not stay in the past. But how did one man stay free for decades? And what actually happened when the system needed him more than it wanted him locked up? In the Westlake section of Los Angeles, just west of downtown, there is a part of the city outsiders do not understand until it
died too late. This is MacArthur Park territory, and the 18th Street name is heavy on the block. The area is mostly Latino and this Westlake set has roots going back to the late 1960s. It is also the poorest 18th Street community out of all their varios and that poverty shows up in the worst ways.
Drug use and abuse are everywhere and the dope trade is not just happening. It is booming. Because drug trafficking is so heavy in this pocket, law enforcement pays more attention here than in a lot of other 18th Street areas. The heat stays on. Patrol cars roll through. Sweeps hit. Gang units try to make a dent. But in neighborhoods like this, pressure does not always break a crew.
Sometimes it makes them tighten up, get sharper, and move like a real operation. And in Westlake, the street game is already sliding into something more organized, something that makes the whole place feel like it is living under somebody else's rules. By 1985, One Click is already forming that is about to become the most active group in the Westlake 18th Street world.
They call it Colia Lil Kikos, known as CLCS. In this life, a click is a smaller crew under the bigger gang name, and CLCS grows into a constant presence in the area. This is not just kids tagging walls and talking tough. This is a crew with money coming in and people getting hurt when they do not play along.
The drug traffic makes the click stronger, and the police attention does not slow it down the way outsiders think it will. It shapes how they move. It pushes them to find places to duck into, people to lean on, and ways to keep control even when squad cars creep past. West Lake is not a place where the gang simply exists. It operates.
And once CLCS is active, the next step is always the same. Power. Who collects the money? Who gives the word? Who enforces it? Because every crew that lasts has some kind of structure, even if it is messy and violent. In the early 1990s, that structure in Westlake changes fast. A Mexican mafia member named Veves Vasy Sagato is released from prison, and he pushes a new setup. ...Read more in comment👇👇👇