2 ex-gunmen from Tijuana drug cartel convicted of kidnapping

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.