OK, but if she is on the outs with the Russians, why is she able to dictate what does and doesn't come in on the trucks? And even if they aren't on good terms, the Russian mob is still definitely aware of and condoning her smuggling things into the prison, so why would they allow Mendez to intrude? Hell, Mendez would…

Thank you! You're the only other person I've seen so far who pointed this out! We were driven nuts after "Moscow Mule" by that largest of plot holes. If the Russian mafia owns Neptune's Produce and helps Red smuggle in her various contraband, wouldn't she simply take her Mendez problem to the mob? They would have a…

We just finished the season and we were driven nuts
after "Moscow Mule" by the largest plot hole that no one seems to notice
(at least I haven't seen it mentioned in any reviews or message
boards). If the Russian mafia owns Neptune's Produce and helps Red
smuggle in her various contraband, wouldn't she simply take her…