User blog comment:Monkey.D.Me/All Hail Buggy the Royal Shichibukai/@comment-3060121-20110512195535

I think that the letter Buggy is some kind of trick. It probably said hand over the convicts or we will attack you with absolute justice or something. BB was just tricked around the same time so its possible. His strength is coming from his followers but the WG isn't stupid enough to think Buggy himself is a threat. Plus if he was offered the position he wouldn't have it very long example Moria was deemed to weak and he is clearly stronger than buggy.