Paul Cuccinello

Paul "Pistol Paul" Cuccinello (1911-1985) was the alleged family boss of the Cuccinello Family. He was a renowed transnational drug trafficker dragging Mexican cartel influence towards Las Venturas.
Originally a caporegime of the based Costanzo family (later known as the Costanzo Crime Family), Paul split off with his crew members to organise his own American Mafia operating in Las Venturas.
When a truce was made in 1930 he knew the Santullo Crime Family and Costanzo Crime Family would fight for their share in Las Venturas. He knew to stay on top he had to experiment with different rackets. In 1942 Paul made a basis for a morphine trafficking operation with a .
In 1970 Paul expanded as far as involving the Mexican in his drug racket. The Ming Triad was ofcourse dissatisfied with Cuccinello's decision to get involved with the Mexican cartels over them, causing a brief conflict with two attempts on his life which he with great luck evaded.
Paying half a million dollars to the Ming Triad to keep him alive and cut short on the Morphine trade (since this drug was outdated and of low-quality) the Triad backed off. Up until his death in 1985 the Cuccinello's had a monopoly on the coca trade in Las Venturas.
In 1985 Paul Cuccinello passed away. While the authorities have forensic evidence to prove he died of a simple overdose, some people believe his rivals had a say in his death, allegedly accusing homicide.
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