2 ex-gunmen from Tijuana drug cartel convicted of kidnapping
Sam Quinones reports:
Two former gunmen from the Tijuana drug cartel have been found guilty of kidnapping as part of a spree of attacks in San Diego County.
Jorge Rojas, 29, and Juan Gonzalez, 27, could face life in prison after their conviction Thursday by a San Diego County jury, said Mark Amador, the San Diego County prosecutor in the case.
The pair led a group known as Los Palillos (the Toothpicks) that focused its attacks on alleged associates of the Arellano-Felix drug-smuggling organization, which has controlled the flow of narcotics from Tijuana into Southern California for more than 15 years.
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-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City
Photos: Juan Gonzalez, above left, and Jorge Rojas have been found guilty of kidnapping in San Diego County.
OMG, why did their parents breed?
Posted by: southoc | November 27, 2008 at 06:28 AM