Huh??? So the drug trafficker will kidnap you and then slide you a $20 to bribe you in hopes that they will make more money after kidnapping and bribing you? Apparently the vigilantes drove off the editors, too.
While the writing needs help, it makes a little more sense with some previous knowledge. The drug traffickers basically offer people a choice to take a bribe or be killed/kidnapped. The local police and the drug traffickers are often one and the same. People are not allowed to remain nuetral.