A San Diego man who was the self-proclaimed "King of Coke" for trafficking large quantities of cocaine, as well as meth and ...

A San Diego drug trafficker who described himself as the “king of coke” and who prosecutors said recruited Mexican cartel hitmen to act as enforcers in San Diego was sentenced Monday to 17 years and ...

Rodolfo "Rudy" Benjamin Silva also "assisted in bringing assassins known as 'sicarios' from Mexico" to San Diego for cartel ...

Rodolfo “Rudy” Benjamin Silva, 44, previously pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, admitting that he trafficked in cocaine, methamphetamine and ...

Rodolfo Benjamin Silva, 44, also utilized “sicarios” — hitmen — to support his drug trafficking, including hiring one to try and kill one of his rivals in San Diego, according to prosecutors.