Exactly. Beansie invested his (smaller) heroin share wisely and stayed under the radar, whereas Richie being Richie, probably did something stupid to catch the attention of law enforcement.

You know, things like kicking the shit out of a store owner in front of the entire restaurant. Or firing a gun in the middle of traffic. Or selling coke on a garbage route. Or dumping garbage in a problem customer's parking lot. Or buying a 4,500 square foot house with no visible means of support.