Was he ever convicted on conspiracy to murder? Because in my opinion the ethics of operating a drug ring is not as black as white as you state. The existence

Was he ever convicted on conspiracy to murder? Because in my opinion the ethics of operating a drug ring is not as black as white as you state. The existence of drug rings is an inevitable outcome from the war on drugs and I would argue the blame lands on the politicians who maintain the status quo that incentivises the creation of the black market for drugs.