Frank Lucas, the subject of the upcoming feature film American Gangster, is set to give his story for the first time during the October 31st episode of the BET series also titled American Gangster.
“I wanted to be rich. I wanted to be Donald Trump rich,” the Harlem-bred kingpin says. “And so help me God, I made it.”
It is estimated that Lucas made up to $1 million a day selling heroin. He later cooperated with law officials and named names, which led to the convictions of more than 100 other drug lords and garnered his release from custody.
“American Gangster” featuring Frank Lucas will premiere on October 31 at 10 p.m. on BET.
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David Meuse // Oct 28, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Truly an icon to my eyes, but making the money with pure opium heroin, and smuggling it to the U.S. is a very risky thing to do in this day and age. No wonder the Vietnam war went on in some way, because the government wanted to get HIGH from Heroin and the Opium. Frank Lucas in my eyes deserved to be that kindpin, but in many ways, selling drugs to his own people and what choice the people make to take it was theres. In all cultures there is some form of abuse and they people making the riches like Frank Lucas did and keeping undercover from every ganster rival. Very bold to turn the crooked cops in. Awesome movie and I look forward into watching American Gangster on BET.
Have good one.
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