Nicky Barnes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American convicted drug trafficker
Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1933
Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001
Profession: drug lord
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Nicky Barnes
- Leroy Nicholas Barnes (October 15, 1933 – June 18, 2012) was an American crime boss, active in New York City during the 1970s. 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.
- Barnes led The Council into an international drug trafficking ring, in partnership with the Italian-American Mafia, until his arrest in 1977.
- Barnes was sentenced to life imprisonment, eventually becoming a federal informant that led to the collapse of The Council in 1983. In 2007, Barnes released a book, Mr.
- Untouchable, written with Tom Folsom, and a documentary DVD of the same title about his life.
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