Paolo Loduca

An international heroin and cocaine trafficker for over fifty years, one of the most low-key “sleepers” to ever operate in America was a Sicilian born Lucchese soldier named Paolo Loduca.

https://thenewyorkmafia.com/paolo-loduca/

great read...thanks for posting

Thank you for reading and commenting on the story. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've got a few more we're gonna post up in coming days.

Loduca basically became the Sicilian mafia's "Cocaine Broker", and man in America for brokering and coordinating cocaine smuggling (by the ton).

This is when the Sicilians started their association with the Colombians for the exchange of Cocaine for Heroin, allowing each organization to "sell" their products across the world without the exchange of actual money changing hands.

Genius really! ...no need for money laundering.

BTW: connecting to my Vario Story I jumped commented on, Loduca was part of the "Queens" faction of the Lucchese Family also until relocating out to LI.

I wonder if he is related to the baseball player of the same name. Father or uncle has to be some relationship

Not that I know of.