Frank Lucas, the former New York drug kingpin whose life was the subject of the 2007 movie American Gangster, has died.
Lucas, who was 88, died on Thursday in New Jersey, his nephew Aldwan Lassiter said.
Lucas was a fixture on the film set, giving Washington advice on such details as how he carried his gun.
Lucas was quickly arrested again for drug dealing, on a much smaller scale.
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