| has gloss | eng: The Union Corse, also known as the Corsican mafia, is a secretive criminal organization operating primarily out of Corsica and Marseilles in France. It is an organization of criminals of Corsican descent. Unlike the Sicilian Mafia, it has not attempted to gain a foothold in the United States, and thus does not have the notoriety of the other organization. The name "Union Corse" is the general name given by French and American authorities to the major Corsican gangs who organized the French Connection, the heroin trade between France and the U.S. in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. |