At the height of the BMF enterprise, Southwest T primarily handled the importation of crack cocaine from Mexico in LA, while Lil Meech (above) took care of distribution from his home base in Atlanta, where he also founded BMF Entertainment (via Highsnobiety). Mara Shalhoup goes on to write on Creative Loafing that both Southwest T and Meech acted as heads of the BMF empire, and like any organized crime family, they expected absolute loyalty from those involved. The BMF moved pounds of cocaine per month, and as a result, the two brothers earned thousands of dollars a day.
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Much of the money earned through the BMF’s illegal drug trafficking operation was later laundered through BMF Entertainment. Over time, the pressure of an illegal crime business and the federal investigation in the BMF as it intensified drove a wedge between the two brothers. Per a 2007 Creative Loafing article by Shalhoup, the rift was so extreme that once Southwest T and Meech were arrested, defense lawyers for the Flenory brothers filed a motion to try each brother separately.
