The Council (drug syndicate)
The Council was an African-American organized crime syndicate in New York City that controlled the heroin trade in the Harlem area of the city during the 1970s. Formed by Nicky Barnes in 1972, the seven-man organization ran the heroin trade in Harlem, handled local criminal disputes, and solved other issues related to the drug trade. The Council was heavily connected to the Italian-American Mafia in New York City, where Matthew Madonna of the Lucchese crime family supplied the group with raw heroin, which was then diluted and distributed in Harlem. At its peak, Council-manufactured heroin began to be distributed across New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, as far west as Arizona, and even into Canada. Nicky Barnes was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1978, and in 1982 he became a fed
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The Council (drug syndicate)
The Council was an African-American organized crime syndicate in New York City that controlled the heroin trade in the Harlem area of the city during the 1970s. Formed by Nicky Barnes in 1972, the seven-man organization ran the heroin trade in Harlem, handled local criminal disputes, and solved other issues related to the drug trade. The Council was heavily connected to the Italian-American Mafia in New York City, where Matthew Madonna of the Lucchese crime family supplied the group with raw heroin, which was then diluted and distributed in Harlem. At its peak, Council-manufactured heroin began to be distributed across New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, as far west as Arizona, and even into Canada. Nicky Barnes was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1978, and in 1982 he became a fed
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Il Consiglio fu un'organizzazi ...... lo scioglimento del Consiglio.
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The Council (en.: Der Rat) war ...... en Haftstrafe entlassen wurde.
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The Council was an African-Ame ...... lution of The Council in 1983.
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The Council
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Various gangs in New York City including their allies
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Harlem, New York City
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Il Consiglio fu un'organizzazi ...... ne organizzato italoamericano.
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The Council (en.: Der Rat) war ...... en Haftstrafe entlassen wurde.
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The Council was an African-Ame ...... 8, and in 1982 he became a fed
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Il Consiglio
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The Council (drug syndicate)
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The Council
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