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

Prosecutors said Rudy Silva was a prolific drug trafficker who ordered a cartel ‘sicario’ to shoot an alleged drug thief ...

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 who called himself the “King of Coke” and brought cartel hitmen into San Diego was sentenced Monday to 17 years and six months in federal prison.

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.

Rodolfo “Rudy” Benjamin Silva, 44, was a long-time drug distributor based in San Diego, according to a statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.

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.