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New York City
Manhattan — Harlem / Upper Manhattan
- Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson — earlier Harlem underworld figure; Lucas’s claimed mentorship relationship is disputed.
- Frank Lucas — leader of the Country Boys heroin network.
- George Ford — Lucas retailer and later federal cooperator; killed in 1974.
- Charles Morris — Lucas middle-management figure and cooperator.
- Warren Sims — Lucas middle-management figure and cooperator.
- Leroy “Nicky” Barnes — founder and leading figure of The Council.
- Joseph “Jazz” Hayden — Council member; promoted to the No. 2 position in 1976 after Guy Fisher was jailed.
- Guy Fisher — Council member and prior No. 2 figure before incarceration.
- Thomas “Gaps” Forman — Council member; “Foreman” appears in some secondary sources.
- Wallace Rice — Council member.
- Ishmael Muhammed — Council member.
- Frankalphonse “Frank” James — Council member and longtime Barnes associate.
- Leonard “Petey” Rollock — Barnes-organization conspirator; not a Council member.
- Alberto “Alpo” Martinez
- Azie Faison
- Richard “Rich” Porter
- William “Donnell” Porter
- Richard “Fritz” Simmons
- Kevin Chiles
Manhattan–Bronx Crossover
Queens — South Jamaica and Related Networks
- Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff
- Gerald “Prince” Miller
- Lorenzo “Fat Cat” Nichols
- Howard “Pappy” Mason
- Brian Rooney
- Edward Byrne
- Eric “E. Money Bags” Smith
- Colbert “Black Just” Johnson
- Troy Singleton
Brooklyn
- Domencio Benson
- Damion “World” Hardy
- Aaron “E-Bay” Granton
- Ivery “Peanut” Davis
- Darryl “Homicide” Baum
New York Regional / Borough Not Assigned
- Matthew Madonna — outside wholesale supplier connected to Barnes; not a Council member.
New Jersey / New York–Linked
- Vernon Lucas — New Jersey-based intermediary between Ike Atkinson and Frank Lucas.
- Richard “Richie” Roberts — Essex County prosecutor associated with the Lucas investigation.
International / Southeast Asian Supply Network
- Leslie “Ike” Atkinson
- Herman Jackson
- Martin Trowery — Atkinson/Jackson associate and later Ford-homicide defendant.