In reality the nature of drug dealing would make it tricky to implement a cell structure. If you look at the IRA, implementing it meant in theory it was very ha

In reality the nature of drug dealing would make it tricky to implement a cell structure. If you look at the IRA, implementing it meant in theory it was very hard for one cell to know another and only certain parts would supply arms, intelligence etc. This resulted in a drop in attacks for a long time because of the difficulties in keeping to that. Though it did of course decrease infiltration for awhile. Until the UK found the weaknesses and targeted those who had permission to oversee and deal with everything - the internal security section and leadership. Drugs is a much more dynamic industry where are some points there is a need for a lot of contact, travel, managing big groups of individuals...Not that it couldn't work that way but it would be very hard when people are out making money all day rather then at home in a dissident sense waiting months/years until a short/fast operation.