African-American organized crime syndicate in New York City that controlled the heroin trade in Harlem during the 1970s. Formed by Nicky Barnes in 1972, the seven-man organization handled local criminal disputes and drug distribution. Connected to the Italian-American Mafia, it was dissolved in 1983 after Barnes became a federal informant.
CRIMENET has extracted 6 linkages for this organization, including 5 cooperative ties across 3 organizations, 1 conflicts across 1 organization and footprints in 1 country.
Council-manufactured heroin began to be distributed across ... and even into Canada.