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Dennis Howard Marks (13 August 1945 – 10 April 2016) was a Welsh drug smuggler and author who achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler through high-profile court cases. At his peak he claimed to have been smuggling consignments of the drug as large as 30 tons, and was connected with groups as diverse as the CIA, the IRA, MI6, and the Mafia. He was eventually convicted by the American Drug Enforcement Administration and given a 25-year prison sentence; he was released in April 1995 after serving seven years. Though he had up to 43 aliases, he became known as "Mr Nice" after he bought a passport from convicted murderer Donald Nice. After his release from prison, he published a best-selling autobiography, Mr. Nice, and campaigned publicly for changes in drugs legislation.

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  • Howard Marks (en)
  • هاوارد ماركس (ar)
  • Howard Marks (cs)
  • Howard Marks (de)
  • Howard Marks (es)
  • Howard Marks (ga)
  • Howard Marks (it)
  • Howard Marks (fr)
  • Маркс, Деннис Ховард (ru)
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  • هاوارد ماركس (بالإنجليزية: Howard Marks)‏ ‏(13 أغسطس 1945 - 10 أبريل 2016) هو تاجر مخدرات ويلزي ثُم تحول لكاتب. قام هاوارد بالعمل على تهريب الحشيش دوليًا بسبعينات القرن العشرون. حيثُ عقد صفقات بملايين الجنيهات الإسترلينية حتى سنة 1988، عندما تم القبض عليه في إسبانيا وتسليمه للولايات المتحدة. حُكم عليه بالسجن لمدة 25 سنة، تحت حراسة مشددة، لكنه أُفرج عنه بعد 7 سنوات تحت شروط خاصة. وفي عام 1996 نشر ماركس سيرته الذاتية باسم والتي تم بيع ما يزيد عن مليون نسخة منها، وبعد ذلك تم إنتاج فيلم حمل نفس اسم سيرته الذاتية وفيه جسد دوره صديقه ومواطنه ريس إيفانز من مقاطعة ويلز. (ar)
  • Howard Marks, známý také jako Mr Nice, (13. srpna 1945 – 10. dubna 2016) byl velšský pašerák drog. (cs)
  • Dennis Howard Marks (* 13. August 1945 in , Wales; † 10. April 2016) war ein britischer Drogenschmuggler, der in den 1970er und 1980er Jahren aktiv war. (de)
  • Dennis Howard Marks (13 August 1945 – 10 April 2016) was a Welsh drug smuggler and author who achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler through high-profile court cases. At his peak he claimed to have been smuggling consignments of the drug as large as 30 tons, and was connected with groups as diverse as the CIA, the IRA, MI6, and the Mafia. He was eventually convicted by the American Drug Enforcement Administration and given a 25-year prison sentence; he was released in April 1995 after serving seven years. Though he had up to 43 aliases, he became known as "Mr Nice" after he bought a passport from convicted murderer Donald Nice. After his release from prison, he published a best-selling autobiography, Mr. Nice, and campaigned publicly for changes in drugs legislation. (en)
  • Howard Marks (13 de agosto de 1945 - 10 de abril de 2016)​fue un autor, profesor y uno de los iconos del narcotráfico mundial, distribuidor de cannabis (hachís). Era conocido por sus clientes como Mr. Nice, ya que era una persona carismática que afirmó nunca haber utilizado la violencia en sus negocios con las drogas.​ (es)
  • Howard Marks è stato un fisico e attivista britannico, ex trafficante internazionale di marijuana e hashish. (it)
  • Деннис Ховард Маркс (англ. Dennis Howard Marks) (13 августа 1945, Кенвиг-Хилл (см. en:Kenfig) рядом с Бриджендом, Уэльс — 10 апреля 2016) — знаменитый британский торговец марихуаной и гашишем, антипрогибиционист, предприниматель, мемуарист, диджей. (ru)
  • Dennis Howard Marks (né le 13 août 1945 et mort le 10 avril 2016) est un écrivain gallois et un ex-trafiquant de drogue qui est devenu célèbre comme trafiquant international de cannabis après avoir été inculpé dans plusieurs affaires de grande ampleur. Au pic de sa carrière, il aurait supervisé des expéditions de près de 30 tonnes de marchandises, et entretenait des liens avec des groupes aussi variés que la CIA, l’IRA, le MI6, et la Mafia. Il a été poursuivi et condamné par la DEA (l’agence américaine de lutte contre le trafic de drogue) à purger une peine de 25 années de prison dans la prison fédérale de Terre Haute. Il a été libéré au bout de sept ans, en avril 1995. Bien qu’il ait eu quarante-trois identités ou pseudonymes différents, il est devenu célèbre sous le nom de Mr Nice, après (fr)
  • Smuigléir drugaí agus údar de chuid na Breataine Bige ab ea Dennis Howard Marks (13 Lúnasa 1945 – 10 Aibreáin 2016). As Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr dó, creidtear go raibh suas le tríocha tonna de channabas á thabhairt i dtír aige in aon lastas amháin agus é i mbarr a mhaitheasa. Bhí sé ag obair taobh le baill den IRA, Mhaifia, CIA agus na Breataine. Rinne Marks cur síos ar a eachtraí ina dhírbheathaisnéis mór le rá Mr. Nice (1996). Rinneadh scannán den leabhar sa bhliain 2010 le Rhys Ifans. (ga)
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  • Howard Marks (en)
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