Nicky Barnes Dead

Everyone is just learning that the drug kingpin died in 2012. According to the new york times the kingpin actually died in 2012 at the age of 78 or possibly 79. He was the antithesis of the old nicky barnes a flamboyant harlem folk hero who had owned as many as 200 suits 100 pairs of custom made shoes 50 full length leather coats a fleet of luxury cars and multiple homes and apartments financed by the fortune he had amassed in the late 1960s and 70s first by saturating black neighborhoods with heroin and later by investing the profits in real.

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Untouchable died in 2012 at the age of 78 while in the witness protection program according to the new york times.

Nicky barnes dead. 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. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Even though nicky barnes was a notorious drug lord he was a folk hero for many especially in his home of harlem new york. Barnes s daughter who remembered me from the 2007 interview also confirmed his death.

Not much was known as to what happened to him but now his daughter has revealed barnes who was known in law enforcement circles as mr. Nicky barnes an ostentatious new york city drug lord who was played by cuba gooding jr in the ridley scott film american gangster is dead. Infamous harlem drug lord nicky barnes dead at 78 infamous harlem drug lord nicky barnes played by cuba gooding jr in the ridley scott film american gangster is reportedly pronounced dead. If we had reported nicky barnes s death promptly chances are it would have appeared on the inside.

Leroy nicholas barnes october 15 1933 june 18 2012 was an american crime boss active in new york city during the 1970s. According to the new york times barnes died aged 78. For those too. Barnes led the council into an international drug trafficking ring in partnership.

In the 60s and 70s harlem and the bronx were plagued by two notorious drug kingpins frank lucas and nicky barnes. Untouchable of heroin dealers is dead at 78 nicky barnes outside the united states court house in lower manhattan in 1977.