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.

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

A man prosecutors described as a “longtime San Diego-based drug distributor who worked directly with Mexican counterparts” ...

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 ...