>> yes. >> reporter: when you think about fighting the drug war in mexico, you think about the federales and the mexican army versus the cartels, but that strategy thus far has proved to be fairly ineffective. since 2007, almost 30,000 people have died in mexico due to the drug violence. a lot of killing, a lot of danger. but this is now more than just a job to marisol. >> translator: at the beginning i didn't think about the risk of becoming a police chief but i wanted the job because of my young son. it's part of my dream to establish the calm and create the peace. i don't care about my age, i care more about what's in my heart. that's why i'm doing it. >> several of her neighbors say it's an open secret that valles garcia has fled to the united states to seek asylum. i guess we'll find out as we continue to look into that. some 20 years after his beating, rodney king was pulled over in california this week.