What I took from this was someone else has probably taken over and raised the prices for no real reason other than "they can". (if people complain, they can poi

What I took from this was someone else has probably taken over and raised the prices for no real reason other than "they can". (if people complain, they can point to the DEA -- making addicts hate them further! /s) Mind you, it's an interesting thing about the old man. Logic says he probably was very much in control, had no dementia etc when he started out. Probably thought "I'm old now, what do I have to lose?" and turned out to be excellent at what he did. It makes me wonder though... why did they keep him running, when they knew something was wrong with him, and that they knew his memory was deteriorating? From everything I have read about the Sinaloa Cartel, they're not that silly... but I guess they were this time. (they strike me as the sort of people who are not sentimental and would "get rid" of someone who was putting their local operation at risk...