Something I don't understand ...
The hijackers in the desert were apparently sent by Don Bolsa. If what he told Gus is true, he was just trying to protect the cartel's money.
So ... If Mike hadn't been there, they would've killed Jimmy and taken the money back to the cartel?
The cousins (or someone speaking for them) would have said, "You idiots! That was Lalo's bail money!" And they would have had to make some other arrangement to get the cash across the border.
Maybe I missed something or some detail hasn't been revealed yet. Looks like Lalo is on his way to see Bolsa in the next episode.
Kim really went off on him...lol...