Couscous connection Couscous connection The couscous connection was an international drug trafficking gang based in Paris in the 1980s. The gang imported heroin and cocaine from Tunisia via Amsterdam and Brussels to Paris, where they distributed the drugs. The trial of the gang members in 1992 received widespread publicity since the older brother of the president of Tunisia was charged and convicted "in absentia" for his involvement in laundering the proceeds. The investigation began in January 1989 after an informer gave drug squad investigators in Belleville, Paris the names of three couriers bringing heroin and cocaine from Amsterdam and Brussels to Paris.
Would You Hold It Against Me soon released to the Country charts. The song became Dottie West's biggest hit of the year, peaking at number 5 on the Hot Country Songs list in 1966. The song was West's biggest hit as a solo artist that decade. "Would You Hold It Against Me" was definitely a Nashville Sound recording, with violins and other string instruments that can be heard in the background of the song. "Would You Hold It Against Me" set the stage for a couple of other hits in the 1960s for West. Would You Hold It Against Me "Would You Hold It Against Me"