Yet the wealth and violent power of the drug empire remains intact, while judges still live in terror and threats against journalists escalate.

However, Gus is ruthless and machiavellian in managing his vast drug empire.

He left to deputies the daily management of what authorities came to suspect was a drug empire sprawling over much of North America.

Marlo "Black" Stanfield's background prior to his drug empire is largely unexplored.

And there's lots of room there to carve out a new homegrown drug empire on the backs of legitimate drugs.

The younger Martorano had built a drug empire believed to be worth $75 million before he was convicted in 1984.

But we do also see the social reality behind Escobar and his drug empire, which makes for a complicating factor.

Russell Crowe stars as the detective determined to stop the drug empire controlled by Lucas.

On the other side of the investigation was Avon Barksdale's drug empire.

His family controls a huge drug empire which values into the billions.