Like I said, it's in only in some neighborhoods that cartel doesn't use Carnales and Camaradas as middle men, but they use their own people for the drugs. As far as calling the shots? EME does that, not the cartels. I think that a carnal who's locked up in the SHU and knows that he's never getting out, figures it's more important that he can issue a murder than get some money in commissary. Not saying it's the same case with everyone, but hey, I believe most are mainly about power and not money, because they can't use the money either way.


As far as EME-cartels relationship goes? Jose "Bat" Marquez had/has strong connections and tried to recruit other carnales in deep with the cartels, so they can get cheaper drugs. David Barron Corona was used as a bodyguard for the leaders of Tijuana cartel before he was killed in a shoot out, protecting the leaders.