Cartel drug lords always meet an ugly end. The money and the power may be great, but you have to live in hiding constantly and always be on the run. It sounds like a miserable existence. What good is all that money if you can't take a private plane to some islands for a nice vacation? It's worthless except to buy weapons to try and protect yourself. The Mexicans wanted him gone just as much as the US, but now once of his lieutenants will step up and take over. That's just how it works...