Criminal syndicates are huge; you simply can't deal with that many people.
"Then what should we do?"
We can only take care of the troublemakers!
"Take out Vasili Pedro!"
The "Drug War" that Mexico launched later adopted this approach, and Sinaloa has been half-dead since Guzman was arrested and extradited to the United States. The Los Zetas' leader, Z3 Razcano, was also killed without any powerful figures emerging afterward.
These will become many small organizations, then operate under the same names.
The problems in Mexico are not just about drugs, but Victor currently doesn't have the capability to change anything.
What he can do, for now, is take out others to preserve himself.
"Victor, you people can't hide. How will you explain when the time comes?" Casare, more thoughtful, asked a question.
"My bodyguards."
The security department won't believe it," Casare said.
"So what?"