# Frank Lucas on The No Agenda Show

Frank Lucas comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from March 2009 to November 2013.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** March 2009 – November 2013
- **Related topics:** [American Gangster](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/american-gangster.md), [Afghanistan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/afghanistan.md), [Bbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bbc.md), [Cell Phones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cell-phones.md), [Cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [Denzel Washington](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/denzel-washington.md), [Drug Smuggling](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drug-smuggling.md), [Drug Trade](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drug-trade.md), [Faa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/faa.md), [Heroin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/heroin.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### BBC Drug Smuggling Report, CIA Involvement and American Gangster

- **Episode:** [565: Spy in a Bag](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/565-spy-in-a-bag.md)
- **Published:** 2013-11-14
- **Time:** 1:20:34–1:25:54
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/565-spy-in-a-bag/chapter/bbc-drug-smuggling-report-cia-involvement-and-american-gangster.md

The BBC reports on small-scale drug smugglers executed on the Iran-Afghanistan border, which the hosts dismiss as a distraction from large-scale trafficking. They suggest that five thousand tons of opium cannot be moved in "secret compartments" of trucks and point to the CIA's historical use of military transport for drugs. The film American Gangster is cited as a realistic depiction of how such operations function.

Keywords: [bbc](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bbc.md), iran-afghanistan border, [drug smuggling](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drug-smuggling.md), [cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [american gangster](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/american-gangster.md), [frank lucas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/frank-lucas.md), military transport

### Electronic Devices on Planes, American Gangster

- **Episode:** [556: Vape like a Ninja](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/556-vape-like-a-ninja.md)
- **Published:** 2013-10-13
- **Time:** 2:04:21–2:07:49
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/556-vape-like-a-ninja/chapter/electronic-devices-on-planes-american-gangster.md

The FAA is moving toward allowing the use of electronic devices during all phases of flight. This leads to a discussion about Southwest Airlines' new Wi-Fi system that uses Microsoft Silverlight, which the hosts find technically frustrating. They also recommend the movie "American Gangster," starring Denzel Washington as drug kingpin Frank Lucas, noting its portrayal of how heroin was smuggled during the Vietnam War.

Keywords: [faa](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/faa.md), [cell phones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cell-phones.md), [wifi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wifi.md), silverlight, [frank lucas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/frank-lucas.md), [denzel washington](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/denzel-washington.md)

### American Gangster, Frank Lucas Vietnam War Drug Supply Chain

- **Episode:** [76: Iridium Fluoride Marijuana and Pelosi's Puppies](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/76-iridium-fluoride-marijuana-and-pelosi-s-puppies.md)
- **Published:** 2009-03-01
- **Time:** 13:36–15:06
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/76-iridium-fluoride-marijuana-and-pelosi-s-puppies/chapter/american-gangster-frank-lucas-vietnam-war-drug-supply-chain.md

The film American Gangster serves as a starting point for a discussion on the historical drug trade involving Frank Lucas and U.S. military transport flights during the Vietnam War. Parallels are drawn to the current conflict in Afghanistan, suggesting that military presence often correlates with maintained drug supply chains.

Keywords: [american gangster](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/american-gangster.md), [frank lucas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/frank-lucas.md), [heroin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/heroin.md), [vietnam war](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vietnam-war.md), [afghanistan](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/afghanistan.md), [drug trade](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drug-trade.md)

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