Episode 1616
New True Crime Podcast, 'The Chinatown Sting'
September 25, 202521m 54s
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Show Notes
In the 1980's federal agents got a tip about large shipments of heroin coming in through Chinatown. What they didn't know was the ring consisted of women recruited from local mahjong clubs. The host of the new podcast "The Chinatown Sting," Lidia Jean Kott, discusses the little known case that led to the top rungs of organized crime.
Topics
women_criminalslifelaw_enforcement_investigationspodcast_storytellinglocal_wnycasian_american_historyorganized_crimejustice_systemdrug_enforcement1980s_new_yorkhidden_historiescrimemahjong_clubs