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 · By the 1960s, gangster and drug kingpin Frank Lucas had constructed an international drug ring that spanned from New York to South East Asia.

Dec 5, 2021 · In the 1960s, Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas made a fortune selling heroin — which he allegedly smuggled in the coffins of American servicemen.

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.

Sep 3, 2024 · 弗兰克·卢卡斯 （英语： Frank Lucas，1930年9月9日—2019年5月30日） [1] 是一名美国毒品商人，1960年代末至1970年代初活跃于 哈林区。 他以 绕过中间商 直接从 金三角 购入 海洛因 的商法闻名。

弗兰克·卢卡斯，1960到70年代美国纽约最重要的黑帮头目之一，是一名非常有传奇色彩的罪犯，拥有着多重的身份，包括海洛因走私犯、居家好男人、杀手、民间领袖等，电影《美国黑帮》就是根据他的事迹改编的。但听过他名字的普通人不算多，相比之下他的手下名气比弗兰克要大很多 …

Dec 9, 2024 · Frank Lucas, born on September 9, 1930, in La Grange, North Carolina, was a notorious figure in the world of organized crime during the 1960s and 1970s. After moving to …

Jun 1, 2019 · Frank Lucas, the brash New York drug kingpin whose life was depicted in the popular movie American Gangster, died Thursday, May 30, in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. He was 88. Born and raised in rural North Carolina, Lucas moved to New York as a teenager, and became involved in an array of street crime.

Frank Lucas was an American gangster and drug kingpin who operated mainly from Harlem and built a significant drug empire from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. Born into a financially struggling family in North Carolina, Frank faced a difficult upbringing. He became involved in petty crimes during his childhood.

Mar 12, 2018 · Lucas became the first black drug kingpin to smuggle heroin from Southeast Asia directly into the United States. According to Lucas, he had a carpenter create false-bottomed caskets for deceased American soldiers killed in Vietnam.