Sometime in the last year there was a drug operation busted that led them to several thousand (afluent) users of cocaine in New York city. They got a warning letter.
I heard about that little "incident". But as I understand it, the police were going to arrest them, but they screamed so loudly about their "influence" that the thugs backed down. I'm sure a few well-placed calls didn't hurt either.
American -- land of the free (but ONLY if you're rich and powerful enough)
Everyone else is just cannon fodder for their little turf wars.