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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Leroy Antonio "Nicky" Barnes (born October 15, 1933) is a former drug lord and crime boss, who led the notorious African-American criminal organization known as The Council, which controlled the heroin trade in Harlem, New York during the 1970s. In 2007 he released a book, “Mr. Untouchable,” written with Tom Folsom and documentary DVD of the same name about his life. In the 2007 film American Gangster Barnes is portrayed by Cuba Gooding, Jr. . Description above from the Wikipedia article Leroy Barnes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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