Frank Lucas
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Frank Lucas was a notorious Harlem drug kingpin in the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for building a heroin empire and later becoming a key government informant.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American criminal
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drug trafficker ⓘ government informant ⓘ organized crime figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 88 ⓘ |
| areaOfOperation |
Harlem
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surface form:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
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| arrestedFor |
drug trafficking
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federal narcotics violations ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bumpy Johnson ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
conspiracy to distribute narcotics
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drug trafficking ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
United States federal officials
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surface form:
United States federal authorities
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalActivity |
heroin trafficking
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money laundering ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-09-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-05-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfParole | circa 1981 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Lucas ⓘ |
| fullName | Frank Lucas self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank ⓘ |
| hasChild | Francine Lucas-Sinclair ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Bumpy Johnson ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building a large heroin trafficking empire in Harlem in the late 1960s and early 1970s
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directly importing heroin from Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| occupation |
drug trafficker
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gangster ⓘ government informant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | La Grange, North Carolina, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cedar Grove, New Jersey
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surface form:
Cedar Grove, New Jersey, United States
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| placeOfResidence |
Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan
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surface form:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
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| placeOfUpbringing |
Greensboro, North Carolina
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surface form:
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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| portrayedBy | Denzel Washington ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
American Gangster
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surface form:
film American Gangster
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| reArrestedFor | drug-related charges in the 1980s ⓘ |
| resultOfCooperation | sentence reduction ⓘ |
| roleAsInformant | provided information on corrupt law enforcement officers and other drug traffickers ⓘ |
| sentence | 70 years in prison (initial federal and state sentences combined) ⓘ |
| spouse | Julianna Farrait ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
numerous newspaper and magazine articles about heroin trafficking in Harlem
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true-crime books about American drug kingpins ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
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