1920-1930= 10% of agents fined for corruption
Not much alcohol was intercepted only 5%, 1924 =$40 million, thus estimated $800 million was entering the US
St Pierre and Miquelon- French, brought alcohol to US, 3 million bottles of champagne, became france's biggest overseas market
By 1929, alcohol consumption was 70% of pre-war level
'King of the Bootleggers'- George Remus, bought breweries before prohibition for medicinal purposes, yet arranged for it to be hijacked by 300 gansters
made $5 million in 5 years
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