Either it was Fake News OR it was to take out the competition.
I think it was likely the latter myself. Take out the competition making it more profitable for the ones who believe that they and only they can control this activity - while at the same time making it look like they are actually doing something about it with actual charges and prosecutions.
Were probably able to do it fairly easily because they already knew who/what/when/where/how etc.
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Great insight!....
Or both!
Take out competition, then crow in a fake news sort of way about the glorious way you cleaned out a terrible nest of wrong-doers.
That’s what that little dago gets for selling onesies.