The pager messages were encoded to prevent easy tracing of the telephones used, all of which were public telephones.
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Avon was partly based on real-life gang leader Nathan Barksdale who ran a drug selling operation in West Baltimore.
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Avon, a former amateur boxer who once fought in a Golden Gloves Tournament, was taught by his father how to survive in "the game" at an early age.
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