Jorge Rojas, 29, and Juan Gonzalez, 27,the Toothpicks could face life in prison after their conviction Thursday by a San Diego County jury

Jorge Rojas, 29, and Juan Gonzalez, 27,, 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.