Roberto "El Mojito" da Silva was born in a suburb of El Paso, the third of seven children. He voluntarily left school and deliberately became an outlaw.
El Mojito spent his youth on the streets and in the bars of the local red-light district, where he became acquainted with local underworld figures who would prove important for his future career. Besides dealing marijuana, El Mojito earned his living through all kinds of theft, participated in robberies, and later kidnappings, demanding ransom for their release. He often murdered his captives, even after receiving the ransom, to demonstrate his power. El Mojito entered the drug trade in a big way when cocaine replaced marijuana. With his friend Jose Rodriguez, he began smuggling the drug, initially across the border into San Cristobal. His possession and use of firearms quickly earned him the respect of other gangs, who at that time were mostly armed only with knives and machetes. In the following years, El Mojito built a vast drug empire and founded the Honra 44 cartel.
The number 44 represents the murders of DEA agents that Honra claimed responsibility for in its founding year. He built his own laboratories and established an excellent network with other drug cartels, which he gradually acquired. In doing so, El Mojito ruthlessly eliminated both enemies and allies to further expand his power. After narrowly escaping capture by Task Force 3, losing a brother and his lover in the process, El Mojito went into hiding and disappeared from public view.
Since then, he has been considered extremely vigilant and only shows himself to his closest confidants. It is suspected that El Mojito is located in a heavily guarded former military base and directs his activities from there.