About half of this book provides a "big picture" overview of Sicilian,
Calabrian, American, and Russian mob activity, Chinese and Vietnamese gangs,
Triads and Yakuza, bikers, and Colombian cartels. The introduction begins
by discussing the myth that the American mob, at its 1957 Apalachin meeting,
decided to stay away from drugs. This theory was presumed by law enforcement
for years and ended up in the movie "The Godfather," but it was based on a
180-degree misreading of the evidence. The other half of this book is less
valuable, as it narrates some big Canadian busts in police-reporter style.
It's slightly entertaining, but doesn't illuminate the topic at hand; by
now we already agree that mobsters are bad guys and the RCMP are good guys.
ISBN 0-7715-7311-1
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