I remember when I was in high school, the local D.A. spoke to out class then took questions.
I recall one student asked a standard question, which was about bootleggers supporting prohibition.
The D.A. told us that bootleggers didn’t care one way or the other. They made their money off not having to pay taxes which is very high on alcohol.
He was a liar (big surprise!). Bootleggers made more money when there was not any legal competition. Now that there are only taxes on booze, bootlegging is small potatoes and organized crime goes in for drugs.