Who portrayed this American former drug trafficker whose potent form of heroin became reference to Jay-Z's "Blue Magic?"
Denzel Washington
Blue Magic (song) Blue Magic (song) Frank Lucas (drug dealer)
Frank Lucas (born September 9, 1930) is an American former drug trafficker, who operated in Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s.  He was particularly known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly from his source in the Golden Triangle.  Lucas boasted that he smuggled heroin using the coffins of dead American servicemen, but this claim is denied by his South East Asian associate, Leslie "Ike" Atkinson.  Rather than hide the drugs in the coffins, they were hidden in the pallets underneath as depicted in the 2007 feature film "American Gangster" in which he was played by Denzel Washington, although the film fictionalized elements of Lucas' life for dramatic effect.
Rafael Caro Quintero (born October 3, 1952) is a Mexican drug trafficker who founded the now-disintegrated Guadalajara Cartel with Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo and other drug traffickers in the 1970s.  He is the brother of fellow drug trafficker Miguel Caro Quintero, the founder and former leader of the extinct Sonora Cartel who remains incarcerated.
"Blue Magic" is the first single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album, "American Gangster".  The song was released as a single on September 20, 2007.  In the chorus, Pharrell sings an interpretation of the song "Hold On" by the R&B girl group En Vogue, who are also featured in the song.  The name "Blue Magic" is a reference to a potent form of heroin sold by Frank Lucas at the height of his drug trade in Harlem, New York.  An official remix features Pharrell and Trey Songz.
Miyagawa Yashukichi (born c. 1888) was a Japanese drug trafficker who, while residing in Great Britain as a purchasing agent for a Japanese company, was responsible for one of the largest drug rings in operation at the time.  Sending thousands of pounds of heroin to Japan via London, he came under investigation by authorities after customs officials became suspicious of an unusually large order of dolls shipped from Hamburg, Germany to his firm.  Examining each by hand, agents discovered thousands of dollars' worth of cocaine had been smuggled inside nearly a dozen dolls.
Mickey Munday (born June 29, 1945) is an American former drug trafficker and former associate of Colombia's Medellin Cartel during the growth phase in cocaine trafficking, 1975–1985.  Munday was featured in the 2006 Rakontur documentary, "Cocaine Cowboys."
María Dolores Estévez Zuleta (1906–1959), commonly known as Lola la Chata, was the first major female drug trafficker dealing marijuana, morphine and heroin in Mexico from the 1930s to 1950s.  She became well known due to tabloid newspaper coverage.  She was a predecessor of today’s drug trafficking culture in the country.
George Jacob Jung (born August 6, 1942), nicknamed Boston George and El Americano, is a former drug trafficker and smuggler who was a major player in the cocaine trade in the United States in the 1970s and early 1980s.  Jung was a part of the Medellín Cartel, which was responsible for up to 85 percent of the cocaine smuggled into the United States.  He specialized in the smuggling of cocaine from Colombia on a large scale.  His life story was portrayed in the biopic "Blow" (2001), starring Johnny Depp.  Jung was released from prison on June 2, 2014, after serving nearly 20 years for drug-smuggling.  On December 6, 2016 Jung was arrested and booked in Sacramento County jail for around a month, due to violating his parole.  He was arrested while giving a speech in San Diego.
Juan Carlos Ramírez Abadía (Alias "Chupeta") (born February 16, 1963 in Palmira, Colombia) is a drug trafficker who, until his capture, was one of the leaders of the North Valley Cartel (Norte del Valle Cartel), who was wanted on drug smuggling, murder and RICO charges in the United States of America.  In addition to the trafficking of cocaine, it is believed Abadia also participated in money laundering and trafficking of heroin.  Through Abadias' illegal enterprise, he has amassed a fortune estimated at $1.8 billion by the US Department of State.  He has been cited as "... one of the most powerful and most elusive drug traffickers in Colombia" by Adam J. Szubin, Director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Héctor Manuel Sauceda Gamboa (died 17 February 2009), commonly referred to by his alias El Karis, was an alleged drug trafficker and high-ranking leader of the Gulf Cartel (Spanish: "Cártel del Golfo"), a Mexican drug trafficking organization.  He was the brother of the drug lord Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa, another high-ranking drug trafficker who worked under the tutelage of Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, the former top leader of the cartel.
Richard "Pee Wee" Kirkland (born May 6, 1945) is a former street basketball player and a former drug trafficker.
Frank Lucas (drug dealer) Rafael Caro Quintero Blue Magic (song) Miyagawa Yashukichi Mickey Munday Lola la Chata George Jung Juan Carlos Ramírez Abadía Héctor Manuel Sauceda Gamboa Pee Wee Kirkland
Frank Lucas (born September 9, 1930) is an American former drug trafficker, who operated in Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s.  He was particularly known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly from his source in the Golden Triangle.  Lucas boasted that he smuggled heroin using the coffins of dead American servicemen, but this claim is denied by his South East Asian associate, Leslie "Ike" Atkinson.  Rather than hide the drugs in the coffins, they were hidden in the pallets underneath as depicted in the 2007 feature film "American Gangster" in which he was played by Denzel Washington, although the film fictionalized elements of Lucas' life for dramatic effect.
Frank Lucas (drug dealer)
Rafael Caro Quintero (born October 3, 1952) is a Mexican drug trafficker who founded the now-disintegrated Guadalajara Cartel with Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo and other drug traffickers in the 1970s.  He is the brother of fellow drug trafficker Miguel Caro Quintero, the founder and former leader of the extinct Sonora Cartel who remains incarcerated.
Rafael Caro Quintero
"Blue Magic" is the first single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album, "American Gangster".  The song was released as a single on September 20, 2007.  In the chorus, Pharrell sings an interpretation of the song "Hold On" by the R&B girl group En Vogue, who are also featured in the song.  The name "Blue Magic" is a reference to a potent form of heroin sold by Frank Lucas at the height of his drug trade in Harlem, New York.  An official remix features Pharrell and Trey Songz.
Blue Magic (song)
Miyagawa Yashukichi (born c. 1888) was a Japanese drug trafficker who, while residing in Great Britain as a purchasing agent for a Japanese company, was responsible for one of the largest drug rings in operation at the time.  Sending thousands of pounds of heroin to Japan via London, he came under investigation by authorities after customs officials became suspicious of an unusually large order of dolls shipped from Hamburg, Germany to his firm.  Examining each by hand, agents discovered thousands of dollars' worth of cocaine had been smuggled inside nearly a dozen dolls.
Miyagawa Yashukichi
Mickey Munday (born June 29, 1945) is an American former drug trafficker and former associate of Colombia's Medellin Cartel during the growth phase in cocaine trafficking, 1975–1985.  Munday was featured in the 2006 Rakontur documentary, "Cocaine Cowboys."
Mickey Munday
María Dolores Estévez Zuleta (1906–1959), commonly known as Lola la Chata, was the first major female drug trafficker dealing marijuana, morphine and heroin in Mexico from the 1930s to 1950s.  She became well known due to tabloid newspaper coverage.  She was a predecessor of today’s drug trafficking culture in the country.
Lola la Chata
George Jacob Jung (born August 6, 1942), nicknamed Boston George and El Americano, is a former drug trafficker and smuggler who was a major player in the cocaine trade in the United States in the 1970s and early 1980s.  Jung was a part of the Medellín Cartel, which was responsible for up to 85 percent of the cocaine smuggled into the United States.  He specialized in the smuggling of cocaine from Colombia on a large scale.  His life story was portrayed in the biopic "Blow" (2001), starring Johnny Depp.  Jung was released from prison on June 2, 2014, after serving nearly 20 years for drug-smuggling.  On December 6, 2016 Jung was arrested and booked in Sacramento County jail for around a month, due to violating his parole.  He was arrested while giving a speech in San Diego.
George Jung
Juan Carlos Ramírez Abadía (Alias "Chupeta") (born February 16, 1963 in Palmira, Colombia) is a drug trafficker who, until his capture, was one of the leaders of the North Valley Cartel (Norte del Valle Cartel), who was wanted on drug smuggling, murder and RICO charges in the United States of America.  In addition to the trafficking of cocaine, it is believed Abadia also participated in money laundering and trafficking of heroin.  Through Abadias' illegal enterprise, he has amassed a fortune estimated at $1.8 billion by the US Department of State.  He has been cited as "... one of the most powerful and most elusive drug traffickers in Colombia" by Adam J. Szubin, Director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
Juan Carlos Ramírez Abadía
Héctor Manuel Sauceda Gamboa (died 17 February 2009), commonly referred to by his alias El Karis, was an alleged drug trafficker and high-ranking leader of the Gulf Cartel (Spanish: "Cártel del Golfo"), a Mexican drug trafficking organization.  He was the brother of the drug lord Gregorio Sauceda Gamboa, another high-ranking drug trafficker who worked under the tutelage of Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, the former top leader of the cartel.
Héctor Manuel Sauceda Gamboa
Richard "Pee Wee" Kirkland (born May 6, 1945) is a former street basketball player and a former drug trafficker.
Pee Wee Kirkland
Who portrayed this American former drug trafficker whose potent form of heroin became reference to Jay-Z's "Blue Magic?"
Who portrayed this American former drug trafficker whose potent form of heroin became reference to Jay-Z's "Blue Magic?"
Who portrayed this American former drug trafficker whose potent form of heroin became reference to Jay-Z's "Blue Magic?"