Good article.
Being French, that's a subject i've always been interested in.
As you pointed out, The French Connection was mostly run by the Corsican Mob. It's interesting to note that people associated with the French Connection ran France's underworld up until the 80's. There was even some old timers who were still active in the 2000's. Even at an old age, these guys were among the few people in France who had the expertise and connections to move large quantity of drugs.
Yes the Corsican mob was very powerful in their own right. So much so, that they maintained pivotal contact with both Canada and the U.S. for many decades primarily to facilitate their drug networks, but also in tandem with other rackets in partnership with the Italian-American mafia. Stolen and forged stocks and securities, counterfeiting U.S. and Canadian currency, and other black market contraband.
