Aside from the usual illegal gambling, p**********n and protection rackets, the Guerini brothers had cornered the market in both h****n production and smuggling. As well as the obvious benefits of this affluent trade, the Corsicans also bought political power and influence which was so necessary in order to keep the supply chain of narcotics flowing across the Mediterranean and into Asia. Marseilles was their choke point and everything related to the Guerinis" criminal empire was run through that harbor port. They were masters of all they surveyed.
The Georgian knew that Marquez had worked as a "freelancer" for the Guerinis" on numerous occasions; usually on contracts that the Corsicans were unable to commit themselves or had trouble fulfilling. The Corsicans were fine pulling a trigger i
