 (La Cosa Nostra) As a result, Connolly was under 24-hour surveillance and the subject of numerous federal wiretaps.An August 19, 1990 front-page article from the "Boston Herald" titled "Feds taped alleged coke boss" referenced a phone conversation between John "Red" Shea and Tim Connolly, which was recorded by the DEA.The Herald article suggested that "Red" Shea was South Boston's coke boss but Connolly was much higher up in the Winter Hill than Shea or any other drug dealers.