In 2007, a movie called " American gangster " was released and it became popular in major theaters in the United States. In the movie, the story of drug lord Frank Lucas fighting wits and bravery with policeman Richie Roberts has always been talked about by the majority of movie fans, because these two screen images are real people. In particular, drug lord Frank Lucas is a legendary figure. He was the biggest drug lord in New York in the 1970s. The drugs he sold broke countless American families, but he was also a black national leader praised by many people. Why? Let's talk about this today.
1 joined the gang and began to sell drugs
racial discrimination is an inextricable cancer in American society. Frank's ability to become a drug lord is also related to racial discrimination. It was when Frank was six years old when he witnessed the brutal murder of his cousin, an elected official, by a gang of racists. This event was a nightmare that Frank would never forget for the rest of his life. Since then, the hatred of white people has been buried in Frank's heart. Disappointed by the society, he began to hang out with a bunch of hooligans and do some robbery.
In 1946, sixteen-year-old Frank moved to New York with his mother. He resolutely joined the local gang and met Ellsworth Johnson, the leader of the black gang in New York at that time. Become a small leader in the gang.
Later, Johnson died suddenly, and Frank had to stand on his own feet and get involved in the open and secret struggle with other gangs. At that time, the hippie culture was popular in American society. Drugs became the main business of the underworld. Frank was no exception. He also chose the evil road of drug trafficking.
2Traffic drug corpses, became rich overnight
At first, Frank's drug trafficking was not smooth, because he had no strength and background, and had no competitive advantage compared with other organizations. However, he soon realized that the drugs in the United States at that time basically came from Mexico, Mexico and Colombia, while the drugs in Southeast Asia were not only of better quality and lower cost, but due to the outbreak of the Vietnam War, the situation in Southeast Asia has always been unstable. Stable, Americans who do the drug business here are often hacked by local drug cartels.
However, in the face of huge interests, Frank decided to take a risk, he came to Vietnam with all his savings, negotiated with the local drug trafficking organization, and by bribing the pilots of the US military's transport plane , which would be acquired from Vietnam The drugs were hidden in the coffins of soldiers who died on the battlefield, and they were flown back to the United States with them.
In this way, Frank quickly made a lot of money. In order to consolidate his position, Frank, who became rich, began to form his own private armed forces, and spent a lot of money to buy people from the US military and police to do things for him, so that his drug trafficking business could flourish.
In addition, Frank is also actively engaged in philanthropy. He uses the stolen money he earns to improve the living conditions of local blacks, and strictly prohibits his relatives from taking drugs, locking clients into white people. Frank's "deeds of kindness" were well-received by the local black people, and he was even called the civil leader of the local black people.
3 was imprisoned and returned from a lost way. Although he has been improving his reputation by doing charity work, and has also bought a large number of police officers to escort him, Frank still cannot escape the punishment of the law. All credit to Richie Roberts, who, unlike most cops in the NYPD, wasn't paid for by money, he kept his eye on Frank. Later, with the end of the Vietnam War, Frank's supply went wrong and his drug trafficking organization was thrown into disarray. After several setbacks, Roberts also found out the secret of Frank's body transporting drugs. Frank, a drug lord who has been in New York for more than ten years, was finally arrested and jailed.
It stands to reason that Frank, who committed murder, drug trafficking, smuggling, desecration of soldiers' bodies, etc., should not be executed, but should also be sentenced to life imprisonment, but why did he regain his freedom after only 12 years in prison? ? This is because after Frank was arrested, in order to reduce his sentence, in addition to revealing the secrets of other drug trafficking organizations to the police, he also confessed all the relevant military and police personnel who had facilitated him over the years for the anti-drug and anti-corruption in New York. The business has done a great job. After
was released from prison in 1990,Frank chose to remain anonymous and completely bid farewell to the drug business. Under the protection of the American police, he enjoyed his old age in peace. Finally, on May 30, 2019, the legendary drug lord passed away, ending his sinful and legendary life.
The last thing I want to say is that Frank's story is by no means a lost story. Because Frank is indeed a drug lord full of evil, his later meritorious performance is more to protect himself. We must always remember to say no to drugs at all times.
