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Although one of the most beautiful cities in France, Marseille is certainly one of the most dangerous cities in Europe, where crime and drug trafficking are daily occurrences and where life takes place in a completely different way. For more content like this: ► SUBSCRIBE to my channel: / @robert.dacesin ► FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM: / robert_dacesin ► SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: / robertdacesin Throughout its history, the city was known as the center of the drug trade in this part of the world, and during the 60s of the last century, more than 80% of the heroin consumed in the United States came from Marseilles. The very beginning of heroin production in the city goes back to 1930 and the famous French connection, the drug trade route that passed through Marseille, created by the mafia boss Paul Carbone. The reason he chose Marseille was that this was always one of the busiest ports in the Mediterranean, which meant that such shipments would hardly be noticed. All this led to Marseille becoming one of the poorer cities of France in the years to come, where today about 200,000 inhabitants out of a little less than a million in the city are considered poor. This poverty is most pronounced in the northern parts of the city, and as many as seven of the poorest neighborhoods in the whole of France are located in Marseille. In addition, the part of the city of Belle de Mai is considered perhaps the poorest in Europe, with a very high unemployment rate, where life is not easy at all.