Who Was Bigger Frank Lucas Or Nicky Barnes

A far bigger and wealthier drug dealer than the better known nicky barnes and more famous frank lucas frank matthews born 1944 was in a league of his own he was america s biggest narcotics trafficker when he jumped bail in 1973 and disappeared with 20 million. But nicky got the last laugh. Both daughters remember him playing with them and occupying a big part of their lives.

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Leroy nicholas barnes october 15 1933 june 18 2012 was an american crime boss active in new york city during the 1970s.

Who was bigger frank lucas or nicky barnes. By the time i d made him into new jack city s nino brown he d disappeared with an assist from rudy giuliani. Both made millions selling dope lived the wide brimmed hat high life. If we had reported nicky barnes s death promptly chances are it would have appeared on the inside obituary page like frank lucas s. In 1972 barnes formed the council a seven man african american organized crime syndicate that controlled a significant part of the heroin trade in the harlem area of new york city.

Everyone is just learning that the drug kingpin died in 2012. Frank and nicky both confirmed that frank had the better price as far cost goes. Well in a recent interview with frank and nicky. Frank matthews went on the lam taking his girlfriend and 20 million in cash.

Frank lucas the drug lord who inspired american gangster dies aged 88 read more according to the new york times barnes died aged 78 or possibly 79 in 2012. During the harlem heroin plague of the seventies few dealers were bigger than frank lucas and leroy nicky barnes. In the 60s and 70s harlem and the bronx were plagued by two notorious drug kingpins frank lucas and nicky barnes. Barnes led the council into an international drug trafficking ring in partnership.

Frank lucas was busted in a post incarceration drug deal. Nicky barnes was one of my heroes as a young man in harlem. The daughters of nicky barnes. For those too.

Frank was getting ki s for 4 000 a pop and nicky was getting them.