Under Prohibition, organized crime
a. withered under heavier police scrutiny.
b. became exclusively associated with bootlegging.
c. enjoyed one of its most peaceful and prosperous eras.
d. became one of the nation's biggest and most lucrative businesses.
e. concentrated on the East Coast where attitudes to drinking were looser.
d
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