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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.
- Richie Roberts
The story of Roberts' investigation and prosecution of Frank...
- IKE Atkinson
The "Cadaver Connection" was a supposed heroin smuggling...
- American Gangster
American Gangster is a 2007 American biographical crime film...
- Frank Matthews (Drug Trafficker)
Frank Larry Matthews (February 13, 1944 – disappeared June...
- Nicky Barnes
Leroy Nicholas Barnes (October 15, 1933 – June 18, 2012) was...
- La Grange, North Carolina
Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau, the...
- Richie Roberts
Dec 5, 2021 · The Harlem kingpin who inspired "American Gangster," Frank Lucas began importing and distributing "Blue Magic" heroin in the late 1960s — and made a fortune. It’s no wonder why Ridley Scott made American Gangster , a movie based on the life of Harlem heroin kingpin Frank “Superfly” Lucas.
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Nov 2, 2007 · Recently viewed. American Gangster: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin. An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
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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/Associated...
Apr 3, 2014 · Updated: May 26, 2021. Photo: David Howells/Corbis via Getty Images. (1930-2019) Who Was Frank Lucas? Born September 9, 1930, in La Grange, North Carolina, Frank Lucas moved to Harlem in...
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Jun 18, 2013 · Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe Q&A with Entertainment Weekly. Meet the real Frank Lucas and Richie Roberts behind the American Gangster true story. See pictures of Frank Lucas and his wife Julie as you discover the true story behind American Gangster, the movie starring Denzel Washington.