Demetrius Flenory

Demetrius Flenory
Demetrius Flenory

Demetrius Flenory (born around 1968[1]), better known in many Atlanta circles as Big Meech,[2] is an American convicted drug trafficker, one of the two founding leaders of the Black Mafia Family drug trafficking organization.[3] At the height of his career, Flenory became the highest-earning black drug lord in US history.[3]

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Career

He co-founded a drug distribution organization in Detroit in the late 1980s with his younger brother Terry "Southwest T" Flenory.[3] The organization, which became known as the Black Mafia Family shortly into the 21st century,[3] eventually extended as far as Los Angeles and Atlanta[4] and was involved in large-scale trafficking of cocaine throughout the United States from 1990 through 2005.[1]

Arrest

Flenory was arrested in 2005 and had been sentenced to a total of 30 years by 2008 for drug trafficking and money laundering.[1] He is currently incarcerated in the USP Atlanta prison, with a projected release date of February 25, 2032.[5]

See also

  • List of crime bosses convicted in the 21st century

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b c "Black Mafia Family Members Sentenced to 30 Years", 12 September 2008, Drug Enforcement Administration
  2. ^ "The Black Mafia Family", February 2010, Atlanta Magazine
  3. ^ a b c d "Film in works about Detroit gangster Demetrius Flenory, Black Mafia Family" (http://www.examiner.com/crime-in-detroit/film-works-about-detroit-gangster-demetrius-flenory-black-mafia-family), 25 June 2011, Examiner.com
  4. ^ "United States v. Smith", 7 April 2010, Law.com
  5. ^ "Demetrius Flenory", Federal Bureau of Prisons

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