[hanamizu]

Someone “better” will take his place.

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From what I’ve read, the breakup of the cartels has resulted much worse and more violent characters taking over. The old cartels focused on making lots of money, killing, of course, anyone who got in their way. But, for example, they kept hands-off in the major tourist areas, know that they could make money there themselves. Now, all bets are off. Younger, and much smaller mobs fight bloody turf wars where just about anyone is fair game. They have no respect for the ‘old ways of doing things.’

[grumpygresh]

Just like in the Godfather. When a big family goes down, the others scramble for supremacy. But I would imagine that a kingpin will re-emerge.

I remember in the Godfather when Vito “Don” Corleone did not want to get into narcotics because it would hurt the kids. He wanted to stay in gambling, prostitution, and booze.

It might be similar. The old guys were mostly into narcotics, but didn’t get into sex trafficking which has become as or more important than the narcotic trade.