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[JeremyTheJew]

i was reading thru David amurso article about the meeting in sicily.... he claims john prizzola from Detroit was there... i have never heard that before? thought it was interesting....

is that true?


i can see it since detroit was always big into drugs

[JeremyTheJew]

http://gangstersinc.ning.com/profiles/b ... ia-flooded

[jimmyb]

Hey, Jeremy

Yes Priziola was there. Priziola and Jimmy Q were connected to a lot of the Sicilian drug guys like Frankie Coppola (Partinico) and Vito Vitale (CDG). Jimmy Q was married to Vito Vitale's daughter. His other daughters married Gaetano Badalamenti and Filippo Rimi respectively. Meanwhile, Rimi's sister was married to Nino Buccellato. Complicating things further, some of the Detroit Buccellatos were related to the Vitales (not my direct line, but my cousins).

[JeremyTheJew]

how have you been Jimmy?


very interesting. I forgot Detroit also had the Badalmenti Family members here.
has Detroit ever been linked to any cases such as pizza connection or op iron tower etc

[jimmyb]

I'm good Jeremy, thanks man. Just mad busy.

The biggest Detroit guy to pop up in the Pizza Connection case was Sam Evola. His dad was Salvatore Evola (made guy in Detroit). Sam Evola was married to Gaetano Badalamenti's niece.

Here are some other drug names active in Detroit 1950s-1970s

Santo Caruso
Paul Leggio
Sam Finzazzo
Jimmy Finazzo
Jimmy Q
John Priziola
Calogero Bartolotta
Cesare Badalamenti
Vito Manzella
Salvatore Manzella
Pietro Manzella
Filippo Palazzolo
Tony Palazzolo
Emmanuele Badalamenti
Emmanuele Badalamenti (Rough Manny's Son?)
Giacomo Cusmano
Salvatore Cusmano
Vincent Manzo
Pete Vitale
Dominic Corrado
Leo Monteleone
Pete Guadino
Joe Catalanotte
Onofrio Minaudo
Paul Cimino
Nick Cicchini
Frank LoMedico

I'm prob missing some guys. MC Scott can prob add some people.

Also, the Giacolone's were pushing a lot of yayo in the 80s. Some of was shipped to UK in industrial equipment. Bobby LaPuma busted for coke as well. Thought he was dealing with zips from Philly, turned out to be undercover DEA.

[jimmyb]

I'm good Jeremy, thanks man. Just mad busy.

The biggest Detroit guy to pop up in the Pizza Connection case was Sam Evola. His dad was Salvatore Evola (made guy in Detroit). Sam Evola was married to Gaetano Badalamenti's niece.

Here are some other drug names active in Detroit 1950s-1970s

Santo Caruso
Paul Leggio
Sam Finzazzo
Jimmy Finazzo
Jimmy Q
John Priziola
Calogero Bartolotta
Cesare Badalamenti
Vito Manzella
Salvatore Manzella
Pietro Manzella
Filippo Palazzolo
Tony Palazzolo
Emmanuele Badalamenti
Emmanuele Badalamenti (Rough Manny's Son?)
Giacomo Cusmano
Salvatore Cusmano
Vincent Manzo
Pete Vitale
Dominic Corrado
Leo Monteleone
Pete Guadino
Joe Catalanotte
Onofrio Minaudo
Paul Cimino
Nick Cicchini
Frank LoMedico

I'm prob missing some guys. MC Scott can prob add some people.

Also, the Giacolone's were pushing a lot of yayo in the 80s. Some of was shipped to UK in industrial equipment. Bobby LaPuma busted for coke as well. Thought he was dealing with zips from Philly, turned out to be undercover DEA.

Forgot to add Pete Tocco. Pete Guadino's H was delivered to Tocco's Fish Market back in 50s/60s.

***Maybe we should change name of this thread to Detroit LCN Drugs or something like that??

[JeremyTheJew]

i found out Pete bought Tocco Mannino Landscaping. thats a big Macomb company

[jimmyb]

i found out Pete bought Tocco Mannino Landscaping. thats a big Macomb company

Yeah I remember seeing their trucks when I lived in Detroit area. That's different Pete Tocco though. The drug guy working with Pete Guadino was from different line of the Tocco family.

[JeremyTheJew]

oh. yeah the toccos are a huge family.
one of them jacks great geandson is a guard at Macomb county jail... N hes a pain in the ass there. reports guards etc.