Episode 82
Black Organized Crime and the Italian Mafia: the Heroin Years
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.
July 19, 20221h 3m
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Show Notes
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
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Topics
five familiesdrugs traffickingnew yorkp-diddyfrank lucasheroinnicky barnesorganized crimemafia