Talk:French Connection

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I think that French Connection should definitely describe the famous drug rings, and not the UK clothing brand. Very probably, the UK brand was named after the expression describing the drug ring caught the attention of the general public (FCUK was founded in 1969, when the French Connection drug ring was flourishing). There has been a movie named after the drug ring, etc. David.Monniaux 16:43, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

More on the Caprice des Temps affair [1]. They say it's a yacht and it was stopped in Guadeloupe?! David.Monniaux 11:17, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Jean Jehan????[edit]

Nowhere in this article do I see the name Jean Jehan mentioned. According to both Sonny Grosso, the famous former New York Narcotic Bureau officer, and "The French Connection" movie director William Friedkin, the kingpin of the international drug ring was a Corsican by the name of Jean Jehan.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Tracing+the+Roots+of+the+French+Connection&FORM=HDRSC3#view=detail&mid=BBFB81A9C5F0051BDA57BBFB81A9C5F0051BDA57

In an oral history, Friedkin states that Jehan died in Corsica in 1994, never having been arrested. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=William+Friedkin+French+Connection+Documentary&qs=n&form=QBVR&pq=william+friedkin+french+connection+documentary&sc=0-0&sp=-1&sk=#view=detail&mid=57CF5AB928D567CF7AAC57CF5AB928D567CF7AAC

Is Friedkin completely lying or imagining this??? Why isn't Jehan mentioned???User:JCHeverly 18:56, 12 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Former New York City Police Department Narcotics Bureau detective Sonny Grosso has stated that the true "kingpin" of the French Connection heroin ring was Corsican Jean Jehan. Jehan was the basis for the character Alain Charnier in the 1971 movie [[The French Connection|The French Connection (film). Although Jehan arranged the famous 1962 deal gone wrong of 64 pounds of "pure" heroin with a street value of $220 million, he was never arrested for his involvement in international heroin smuggling. And is reputed to have died in Corsica in 1994.

Actions to stifle left wing partisans after the war?[edit]

Another unmentioned but crucial aspect of the french connection is their actions to surpress left wing activity in Marseille during and then under the allied occupation after the war, the narcotics trafficking activities of the Corsican maffia were ignored by authorities as long as they assisted with this. The result was that they were able to establish themselves very strongly.158.223.166.65 (talk) 17:28, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]