Sitting in a conference room on floor one—the working area of the Sparrow outfit—I listened as two of our Sparrow capos reported on the heroin distribution Carlos’s men had discovered on their scouting mission.

“You’re saying it’s centered in the warehouse district?” I asked.

“Yes, sir. It’s small but profitable. A group of rogue wannabes utilizing the tools they already have,” the first man said. “The trucks of other businesses. They don’t ...