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Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug lord who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly from his source in the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia.
Apr 3, 2014 · Learn about the life and crimes of Frank Lucas, a notorious gangster who built an international heroin empire in the 1960s and 1970s. Find out how he bypassed the Mafia, traveled to Southeast Asia, and inspired a movie.
Dec 5, 2021 · Learn about the true story of Frank Lucas, who built a heroin empire in Harlem in the 1960s and 1970s. Discover how he allegedly smuggled \"Blue Magic\" heroin in coffins, how he became a target of law enforcement, and how his life was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie American Gangster.
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May 31, 2019 · Frank Lucas, who became one of America’s most notorious gangsters in the 1960s and ’70s when he began selling a potent heroin on the streets of Harlem and Newark, in 2007. Jim Cooper ...
Jun 1, 2019 · By JENNIFER PELTZ. Updated 7:58 PM PDT, May 31, 2019. NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Lucas, the former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie “American Gangster,” has died, a relative said Friday. Lucas, who was 88, died Thursday in New Jersey, nephew Aldwan Lassiter said.
Jun 1, 2019 · 31 May 2019. Getty Images. Frank Lucas, the notorious Harlem drug lord whose life inspired the 2007 film American Gangster, has died. Born in North Carolina in 1930, he moved to New York where...
May 31, 2019 · Frank Lucas, the real-life inspiration for Denzel Washington's role in American Gangster, passed away of natural causes. He was a notorious heroin smuggler who cut out the Mafia and ran one of the biggest drug empires in the U.S.
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