The House of the Scorpion

Esperanza wants Matt to take over and destrpy the opium trade.

“The law is a wicked fiction to make it possible to use clones for transplants. But bad law or not, we’re going to use it now. If you survive the landing, Matt, I’ll do everything in my power to make you the new reigning drug lord. I have the backing of the Aztlán and U.S. governments on this. Only you must promise me that once you’re in control, you’ll destroy the opium empire and tear down the barrier that has kept Aztlán and the United States apart for so long.”