The Frank Matthews Story- New York Drug Kingpin
The Frank Matthews Story- New York Drug Kingpin – Frank “Black Caesar” Matthews (born February 13, 1944 in Durham, North Carolina) is a major heroin and cocaine trafficker who operated throughout the eastern seaboard during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the peak of his career he operated in 21 states and supplied major dealers throughout every region of the country. Although there is more attention paid to other drug kingpins of the era, Frank Matthews is said by the DEA to be one of the most significant traffickers of the time. He led a flamboyant lifestyle, with large sable mink coats, prime seats at major sporting events, luxury vehicles, and regular trips to Las Vegas where he was treated like a king. Matthews would also become known for hosting a major African-American drug dealers “summit” in Atlanta in 1971. The attendee list, gathered by DEA surveillance, was a who’s who of most major African-American and Hispanic dealers throughout the country; they were all there to discuss how to break the Italian Mafia’s control of heroin importation so that blacks could not have to rely on them for survival in the future.[1][2]
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