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Yet, while Guzmán's fall represented a considerable success for U.S. and Mexican authorities, many experts posited that the real question remained—had anything fundamentally changed? The Sinaloa Cartel continued to operate, and the threat of drug trafficking persisted even with Guzmán in custody. Law enforcement officials recognized, much like in the aftermath of Bin Laden’s death, that dismantling the cartel's operations would take far more than just bringing one man to justice.