For everyone, the "French Connection" is the title of an American detective film.
Every day, dozens of Americans die of overdose, because of very pure heroin, “made in France”, straight from Marseille.
For the Marseille underworld, it is lucrative and practically unpunished trafficking.
American police officers have had traffic between France and New York in their sights for years when, in 1962, a French television host was arrested in New York.
00:00 Introduction The French Connection
01:02 Heroin in the 70s comes from France
02:33 The Angelvin affair
08:34 Angelvin, the Fuca brothers, François Scaglia and Jean Jehan in GAV
11:05 – 39 kilos of pure heroin seized by police
15:04 The French connection targeted by French and American justice
16:29 Interview François Le Mouël, Head of the narcotics brigade in 1971
18:30 – The French authorities want the skin of Marseille traffickers
20:55 – The affair of the Caprice of Times
21:52 Interview Jean Carré, Deputy Director of Customs from 1968 to 1973
27:06 – The spinning of Caprice des temps by the customs star
30:18 425 kilos of pure heroin seized in the Caprice of Times
36:39 The trial of the captain of the Caprice des temps
39:42 Interview Henri Malvezzi, former chemist
43:20 – The making of heroin
45:43 Joseph André Cesari manufactures pure heroin in Marseille
47:51 – The hunt for Cesari
48:56 – Cesari’s hideout, Villa Suzanne
51:16 – Arrest of Cesari
52:24 – Cesari exposed to the police
54:36 – Suicide of Cesari in prison
57:48 – Richard Berdin throws out his accomplices
59:09 – Trial of JeanBaptiste Croce
1:08:04 Conclusion The French Connection