The Corsican Mafia: They Secretly Controlled France for 50 Years

If you enjoyed this documentary and want to support my channel, consider subscribing. It helps a lot:    / @underworldcode   Thanks for watching! ___ The Corsican Mafia — the Union Corse — was the most powerful drug trafficking network of the 20th century, and almost nobody knows their name. Operating from the port of Marseille, a loose network of clans from a tiny Mediterranean island built the French Connection heroin pipeline that supplied 80 to 90 percent of all heroin consumed in the United States at its peak. They didn't do it alone. Their rise to power was backed by the CIA during the Cold War, protected by French intelligence and Gaullist politicians, and fueled by partnerships with the American Mafia. From the 1940s to the early 1970s, Corsican crime bosses ran 24 secret laboratories, shipped tonnes of pure heroin across the Atlantic in trap cars and shrimp boats, and generated billions of dollars — all while holding political office and collecting war medals. Then Richard Nixon made it personal. This is the untold story of the crime group that secretly controlled France for 50 years, how the United States government helped create them, and how it all came crashing down. This video is a researched historical documentary based on verified sources including declassified CIA and U.S. State Department documents, academic publications, court records, and investigative journalism. All events depicted are matters of public historical record. This content is intended for educational purposes only and does not promote or glorify criminal activity.