And I've BEEN trying to explain why a clan involved in large scale narcotics doesn't NEED 50-100 made guys.

They sacrifice territorial control, for control of a commodity, control of MARKETS.. Saviano explains better......



“Camorra groups no longer need to maintain widespread military-style control—or at least not always—because their principal business activities now take place outside Naples.
Investigations conducted by the Naples anti-Mafia prosecutor reveal that the Camorra’s flexible, federalist structure has completely transformed the fabric of the families “ instead of diplomatic alliances and stable pacts, clans now operate more like business committees. The Camorra’s flexibility reflects its need to move capital, set up and liquidate companies, circulate money, and invest quickly in real estate without geographical restrictions or heavy dependence on political mediation. The clans no longer need to organize in large bodies”

Now he was talking about Naples clans, but they operate similarly.....