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Distribution is where the shenanigans happen. In New York, the Mob likes to control trucking and rail transport, because it allows them to get their fingers in
by ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
Distribution is where the shenanigans happen.
In New York, the Mob likes to control trucking and rail transport, because it allows them to get their fingers into anyone’s business.
Very easy to have a truck make a 20-minute detour into a hidden depot, where the contents are “inspected.” I know folks that used to work for those types of outfits, and the stories I’ve heard, tell me that the wiseguys are very smart. They know how to get around pretty much any tracking and verification system.
The more people have their hands on the product, the more likely it is to “fall off the truck.”
- euroderf 2y agoThen they probably also know when to keep their mitts off something that would definitely attract FBI attention. Or have I been watching too many cop shows ?
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoProbably, but there’s a lot of money to be made, and it’s likely a risk they may be willing to take. I was just hearing one of those stories, yesterday, about how someone figured out how to grab bespoke suits. The prescription drug industry is a good (bad?) example. Drug production is heavily regulated, as is final distribution (pharmacists), but intermediate distribution (bulk freight), is not. That’s where a lot of prescription medicine falls off trucks.