How the Union Corse controlled 80% of America's heroin #crime #history #shorts

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]In the 1960s, [music] 80% of America's heroin came through one French criminal organization most people have never heard of. The Unione Corse controlled the entire pipeline from Turkey to New York. They built sophisticated laboratories in Marseille, [music] converted raw opium into pure heroin, then smuggled it to American mobsters who flooded [music] the streets. French intelligence protected them. Police looked the other way. Billions of dollars flowed [music] through their network. For over a decade, they were untouchable until 1972 >> [music] >> when the DEA launched the largest international drug operation in history.

[00:00:35]Over 100 arrests, [music] the French Connection was finally broken.