I remember reading something about that - so many arrests,not just in DC area, of MS-13 and other drug/etc gangs - was really hampering the elites’ drug money flow, trafficking $, and hired hit men etc.
I just spoke tonight with someone who is convinced that the steady stream of illegal aliens into this country is due to "political violence in their home countries." I pointed out that in reality many of these aliens claim to come here for economic opportunity (they are not fleeing violence) and that much of this has to do with drugs, and many of these people commit identity theft.