Los Angeles was such an interesting, glamorous place, but Dragna had to deal with so many high profile violent gangsters like Roselli, Siegel and Cohen. No wonder he died of a heart attack at 67.
Yep. He was the man. "Dragna" was the big name out in California. Especially that he operated in the major City of LA. And he had major pull and was well-respected on both coasts, especially in NYC. But L.A. was a tough town from the get-go. As you say, he had Mickey Cohen and a lot of other independents and semi-independents to deal with. The "Dragna brothers" and sons became notorious there.
Until Apalachin came along in 57', Lanza, as well as, Cerrito mostly stayed in the shadows.
