Archive for May 2021

George Jung was the basis for the character played by Johnny Depp in the movie “Blow.” Jung used Toronto to meet with a cartel kingpin in the 1970s to restructure world cocaine trade.

Alberto Agueci dared to stand up to Buffalo mob boss Stefano Magaddino during French Connection heroin smuggling case. It ended horrifically.

Paolo Violi was skinny and unknown back in May 1955, when he was charged with shooting Natale Brigante to death. A little over two decades later, Violi was widely regarded as Canada’s top mobster. Then a killer came for him too.