A is for ATF: Agency of Department of Justice— the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

A is for acribillado: riddled with bullets

A is for Ajuste de cuentasa: Settling a score. Getting even. Revenge. alt. ajusticimiento

A is for Artistas Asesinos (Murder Artists)

A is for aturrado (alguien drogado hasta el tope): someone in a drugged stupor

A is for Aztecas, Los (Barrio Azteca se refiere a la pandilla de El Paso). A steet gang with strong ties to El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. Controlled by La Linea.