It can stay sealed throughout the process. Let's say they round up a couple thousand traffickers, bring 2-8 charges a pop but most of it stays sealed and nobody is wiser. The cabal is frozen out of their supply. No comms. Shadowbanned from their supply lines, confusion, panick. A couple round ups make it to the news, just to send a signal. From bottom leading all the way to the top, it's a lot of gruntwork.