What is Frank Lucas?
[[File:FrankLucas.jpg|thumb|1975 [[mugshot]] of Lucas]] '''Frank Lucas''' (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an [[Americans|American]] [[drug traffic]]ker. He 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 straight from his source in [[Southeast Asia]]. In 1976, he was jailed for 70 years but was released five years later in 1981. He was again jailed in 1984 and released in 1991. He was played by [[Denzel Washington]] in the 2007 movie ''[[American Gangster (movie)|American Gangster]]''. He was born in [[La Grange, North Carolina]] and grew up in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]. Lucas died in [[New Jersey]] on May 30, 2019, at the age of 89.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/05/31/frank-lucas-dead-dies-88-drug-dealer-american-gangster-denzel-washington/|title=Drug Kingpin Frank Lucas, Depicted in 'American Gangster,' Dead at 88|publisher=[[TMZ]]|date=May 31, 2019|access-date=May 31, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, Frank}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American people convicted of drug offenses]] [[Category:People from Greensboro, North Carolina]] [[Category:People from Teaneck, New Jersey]] [[Category:American drug dealers]] {{US-bio-stub}}