Lords of the Mafia with Robert Stack — Season 1, Episode 12: The Mob in Europe

Episode synopsis

The unification of the European economy in the 1950s allowed organized criminal groups to tap into lucrative new markets in Western Europe and discover how to profoundly profit from narcotics, extortion, and new high-tech computer crimes.

About Lords of the Mafia with Robert Stack

Hosted and produced by Robert Stack, this critically-acclaimed PBS series chronicles the historical rise of international organized crime and its leadership.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Russian Mafiya
• E2Chinese Triads
• E3Mexican Mafia
• E4Japanese Yakuza
• E5The Godfather vs. the President
• E6The Mafia in Italy Today
• E7Colombian/Latin-American Cartels
• E8The Rise and Fall of La Cosa Nostra in America
• E9Jamaican/Caribbean Gangs
• E10City Gangs
• E11Vietnamese Crime Gangs: The New Threat
• E13Organized Crime: A Global Menace