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Frank Lucas

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FRANK LUCAS

EARLY LIFE

  • He was born on the 9th of September 1930 in LA Grange , North Carolina
  • He was motivated to a life of crime when he witnessed his 12 year old cousin being murdered by the KKK

SMUGGILING DRUGS

  • Lucas smuggled the drugs with this direct link from Asia. Lucas said that he made $1 million per day selling drugs on 116th Street though this was later discovered to be an exaggeration.
  • Federal judge Sterling Johnson, who was special narcotics prosecutor in New York at the time of Lucas, Sterling called Lucas operation "one of the most outrageous operations"

BLUE MAGIC

  • Lucas only trusted relatives and close friends from North Carolina to handle his various heroin operations.
  • He stated his heroin, "Blue Magic", was 98–100% pure when shipped from Thailand.

CONVICTION

  • January 1975 his house in New Jersey was raided and authorities found $584,683 in cash.
  • He was convicted of both federal and New Jersey state drug violations

AFTER CONVICTION

  • After being convicted, Lucas provided evidence that led to more than 100 further drug-related convictions. In 1977, Lucas and his family were placed in the witness protection program.
  • In 1981, after 5 years in custody, his 40-year Federal term and 30-year state term were reduced to time served plus lifetime parole