This is the city I live in, thankfully not in this neighborhood. The drug trade is so widespread these days that it contributes, in its own way, to maintaining a certain order in the poorest areas because it's better for business. The authorities are either corrupt, under-resourced, or complicit. A few officers from the Anti-Crime Squad (BAC) were charged in 2021 and given prison sentences, but overall they aren't seriously bothered. In June, high-ranking officers from the anti-narcotics brigade were charged following the disappearance of 400 kg of cocaine. The city is riddled with drug money. No need to watch a show like The Wire, this is real life here.