Criminals become cops all the time. It’s really good money protecting your friends and busting competition.
But it all goes far above the level of cops. The cartels have obviously infiltrated every major government in the world and the WOD is nothing but a racket to keep business going.
Think about how much money/power the bootleggers had in the 1930s and multiply by at least 1000. One brick today has the profit value of an entire truckload of booze. One drug dealer can carry more value in a backpack than a entire speak-easy stocked.
You will NEVER EVER stop such a small, easily-made product that people are willing to so much for. Heck, most “cocaine” is only 5-10% pure and people still pay double the price of gold for it.
Cocaine is worth at least 10 times it’s weight in GOLD to a user and can be easily made by the ton in jungle labs. WOD creates a market for criminals that is even better than growing money on trees!
It's for the children.