Nicky Barnes Dead
He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
Nicky barnes 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. Barnes led the council into an international drug trafficking ring in partnership.
According to the new york times the kingpin actually died in 2012 at the age of 78 or possibly 79. Barnes s daughter who remembered me from the 2007 interview also confirmed his death. 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.
Nicky barnes new york drug lord known as mr untouchable dead at 78 this article is more than 1 year old barnes had entered the witness protection program and died in 2012 aged 78 or possibly. Even though nicky barnes was a notorious drug lord he was a folk hero for many especially in his home of harlem new york. 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.
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. Untouchable of heroin dealers is dead at 78 nicky barnes outside the united states court house in lower manhattan in 1977.
