UTC wrote: ↑Tue May 01, 2018 9:06 pm
LCN in America is pretty much at the bottom of the drug food chain. Needless to say, that was not always the case.
If the "bottom of the drug food chain" is direct retail sales to customers on the street, that really doesn't describe the LCN, at least generally speaking. There have been some examples of that, and obviously different LCN people are at various levels of the drug trade, but on the whole the LCN operates higher up than that.
The 2009 DEA National Drug Threat Assessment reported reported
"LCN members engage in wholesale distribution of high-potency marijuana and ecstasy and, to a lesser extent, cocaine and heroin. It facilitated drug smuggling through several major U.S. maritime POEs, had very close working relationships with Italian organized crime (IOC), and were increasingly working with Mexican DTOs. LCN members also worked with mid level and retail level distribution groups and street gangs such as Latin Kings, OMGs such as Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, and independent dealers who distributed drugs in bars and clubs."
The LCN has been marginalized in the drug trade, compared to where it once was, but we shouldnt overstate that.
CabriniGreen wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 7:10 am
Like even Contes crew... this wasnt a drug crew? ( I thought Gotti even ordered him to reactivate the pipeline.. that could be wrong though. Just checking my facts here... help me out guys, lol
Conte had interests in supermarkets, real estate, etc but was also involved in drug trafficking. According to Gravano, after Castellano was killed, he met with Conte and told him Gotti wanted the same arrangement (drug profits) that he had with Paul.
JeremyTheJew wrote:did Conte own a percent of key foods?
He was on the board of directors for Key Foods, which was a part of Tapps which he had ownership in.
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