Shortly after the Armored First and Second Battalion of the 5th Division 179th Regiment stormed into the Kima Huakan Slum.
In the military base in Roma District, 372 fully armed Special Forces soldiers of the 141st Special Battalion of the Mexican Army boarded six ready CH-47 transport helicopters.
The dual rotor blades churned the air more wildly than the ladies in the Red Light District.
Two of these helicopters also carried heavy boxes containing NSV machine guns, intended for building up defensive positions.
Under the watchful eyes of their comrades in the military base, the six CH-47 transport helicopters flew towards the slum.
Their thunderous rumbling drew the attention of many below.
"My god! Max! Max!" On a bridge, a bearded father slapped his sleeping son awake, vigorously shaking his shoulders, pointing to the sky, "Look! There's a plane!"
The child, eyes blurred with sleep, half-opened his mouth and looked up.
