A mysterious surrogacy mansion. A drug-plagued property. And a criminal known as ‘Dragon’

Surrogacy mansion, criminal ties, and unanswered liability — In May, Arcadia police uncovered 15 children in a mansion tied to Guojun Xuan, 65, who claimed to have fathered 22 children—20 via paid surrogates. Investigators also traced Xuan’s ownership of a sprawling El Monte commercial complex, Pacific Place, notorious for repeated raids that turned up gambling operations, drug labs, and connections to a felon nicknamed “Dragon.” While Xuan and his partner Sylvia Zhang were arrested, prosecutors declined child endangerment charges pending further evidence. The case raises profound legal questions about the thin line between surrogacy, trafficking, parental duty, and criminal enterprise—especially when opaque corporate structures shield ownership and motive remains murky.