SO, whats your deal? All you have done so far is basically pimp the cartel as the all knowing, all being entity in the universe that will rule with the hand of Zeus. We get it. You love them. Maybe you are apart of them. But try to be objective here just a bit.
I get what you are trying to convey, but the further we barrel towards technology, the more dangerous things like Anonymous get. Why you are comparing guns and muscle to how the WORLD is connected and run is asinine. When everything is more or less controlled and manipulated by computer technology, the more and more hacker groups will begin to have the upper hand. Bank accounts can be hacked, information can be leaked...Hell, nuclear missile campaigns can be controlled. This is the world we live in. The cartels arent stupid obviously...they know this and if you think for one second that this doesn't concern them, then you off your rocker. The mere fact that left that threat is a sign that they are concerned. They realize what is at stake here.
So, no, there was not necessarily a "win" by anonymous, but what they did they was show their balls and zetas responded accordingly. They COULD HAVE killed dude...but they didn't. How often does that happen? I can answer that for you. Never. That speaks VOLUMES whether you want to admit it or not.
And i dont anyone is denying that cartels have government influence. The "war on drugs" campaign here in the US has been a joke since day one. Illegal drugs are a HUGE commodity in the US...billions of dollars type commodity. They put on a dog and pony show by busting a "big baller" every now and again to make it look like they are trying. Like the saying goes "you never see the black man fly the plane", yet they are the only ones you see on the news in handcuffs. Baffling.
The world is FUCKED UP beyond belief. Almost to the point that there is NO RETURN. Human nature has been twisted and morphed...and in some cases used against us by our own government. The solution really, at this point, is blow it all up and start from scratch.