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Kings of Coke

My job was to develop storiesand there were some interestingdevelopments going on with the...

My job was to develop stories
and there were some interesting
developments going on with the drug trade
and the West End Gang

Full Transcript

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My job was to develop stories and there were some interesting developments going on
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with the drug trade and the West End Gang.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:07
Uploaded
May 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A ragtag gang of Irish bank robbers from Montreal rose to become one of North America's most feared criminal organizations.
Dan has great contacts with the police, - Kings of Coke 00:07
Dan has great contacts with the police,
So when Dan Burke comes to me and says, "Hey, we should do - Kings of Coke 00:09
So when Dan Burke comes to me and says, "Hey, we should...
How is it that Allan Ross gets away for so many years - Kings of Coke 00:07
How is it that Allan Ross gets away for so many years
It doesn't take Dan long to begin to hear whispers. - Kings of Coke 00:06
It doesn't take Dan long to begin to hear whispers.
Everybody knew Allan Ross was a criminal and a crime boss. - Kings of Coke 00:06
Everybody knew Allan Ross was a criminal and a crime boss.
The question was, why wasn't he getting arrested? - Kings of Coke 00:04
The question was, why wasn't he getting arrested?
So then the question was, who did Sidney Leithman have - Kings of Coke 00:07
So then the question was, who did Sidney Leithman have
It was standard fare for us. It wasn't a big question mark. - Kings of Coke 00:05
It was standard fare for us. It wasn't a big question m...
You can probably investigate Montreal for corruption - Kings of Coke 00:07
You can probably investigate Montreal for corruption
But I was left with the impression that it was unusual - Kings of Coke 00:07
But I was left with the impression that it was unusual
How they were operating at the RCMP drug squad in Montreal under Savoie. - Kings of Coke 00:05
How they were operating at the RCMP drug squad in Montreal u...
'So this confirmed to us, because you have to have - Kings of Coke 00:10
'So this confirmed to us, because you have to have
So we're journalists, we go wherever the leads lead us. - Kings of Coke 00:05
So we're journalists, we go wherever the leads lead us.
Claude Savoie and I met at an office - Kings of Coke 00:10
Claude Savoie and I met at an office
I got the sense that he was a little nervous, - Kings of Coke 00:05
I got the sense that he was a little nervous,
And this guy is telling me "Well, Allan Ross isn't a problem." - Kings of Coke 00:07
And this guy is telling me "Well, Allan Ross isn't...
Jeez. You don't even have to be a cop to know that. - Kings of Coke 00:04
Jeez. You don't even have to be a cop to know that.
So if Allan Ross isn't a problem, - Kings of Coke 00:06
So if Allan Ross isn't a problem,
'This is RCMP Inspector Claude Savoie in late 1990 - Kings of Coke 00:09
'This is RCMP Inspector Claude Savoie in late 1990
He's talking about why the police were losing ground to drug dealers.' - Kings of Coke 00:08
He's talking about why the police were losing ground to...