EPISODE · Jul 19, 2022 · 1H 3M
Black Organized Crime and the Italian Mafia: the Heroin Years
from Original Gangsters Podcast · host James Buccellato and Scott Burnstein
We start the episode by discussing iconic Harlem drug kingpins of the 1970s, such as Melvin Combs (P-Diddy's father), Frank Matthews, Nicky Barnes, and Frank Lucas. Legendary DEA undercover agent Frank Panessa joins us and explains how the African American crime bosses and Italian Mafia worked together as a global heroin network. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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We start the episode by discussing iconic Harlem drug kingpins of the 1970s, such as Melvin Combs (P-Diddy's father), Frank Matthews, Nicky Barnes, and Frank Lucas. Legendary DEA undercover agent Frank Panessa joins us and explains how the African American crime bosses and Italian Mafia worked together as a global heroin network.
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