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Detroit in the 1950s wasn’t just the Motor City—it was the hidden capital of America’s heroin trade. At the center was Giuseppe “Cockeyed Joe” Catalanotte, known as “The Old Man”, a powerful Sicilian-born kingpin whose empire stretched from Canada to Cuba. His arrest in a massive raid made national headlines: “Nation’s Dope Kingpin Seized in Detroit.”

But this story runs much deeper than one man. In this documentary, we uncover how Detroit’s mafia families, Jimmy Hoffa’s Teamsters, corrupt cops, and international conspiracies created the drug networks that primed America for the heroin and cocaine epidemics of the decades to come.

What you’ll learn in this video:

The rise of Jeppe “Cockeyed Joe” Catalanotte and Detroit’s role in global heroin smuggling

How Sicilian connections (Banano & Pizza Connection families) fueled the early trade

The secret role of Teamsters and Jimmy Hoffa in protecting traffickers

Black detectives turned undercover agents—and eventual drug lords like Henry Marzette

How government alliances, the CIA, and even anti-communist operations shaped the global heroin pipeline

The shift from post-WWII heroin to Vietnam-era addiction and the birth of America’s drug epidemic

From Detroit’s back alleys to congressional hearings and CIA cover-ups, this is the untold story of how heroin flooded America long before the crack era.

👉 Watch until the end to see how these hidden networks influenced everything from Cold War politics to the War on Drugs.
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