I'm curious, did the heroin importation in Montreal begin under Vic Cotroni or Nick Rizzuto? If it was under Vic, it makes Joe Bananno's claim a little ridiculous considering the Montreal family's bread and butter was /is the heroin trade, specifically smuggling heroin across the border into the US for American LCN to distribute to their street level dealers.

During Vic's leadership the Montreal family was (allegedly) a crew under the Bonanno banner. Even the Rizzutos paid lip service to the Bonannos until (I'm hypothesizing here, I may be getting some of my facts skewed, so.. You know, don't take this as scripture or anything) the George Sciascia hit.