feds: Jamaican druglord Christopher (Dudus) Coke to surrender in New York

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Reputed Jamaican druglord Christopher (Dudus) Coke to surrender in New York, feds say

BY ALISON GENDAR AND HELEN KENNEDY
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Friday, May 28th 2010, 4:00 AM

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Reputed Jamaican druglord Christopher (Dudus) Coke
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Jamaican violence death toll rises to 73 as hunt for drug lord Christopher 'Dudus' Coke drags on
Reputed Jamaican druglord Christopher (Dudus) Coke, the subject of an islandwide manhunt, has reportedly volunteered to surrender himself to officials in New York.

After attempts to arrest him in Kingston turned into urban warfare that left dozens dead, Coke began negotiating with U.S. authorities, federal sources said.

The 41-year-old alleged head of the notorious Shower Posse could be in custody in Manhattan by the end of the weekend.

He is wanted in New York on multiple counts of drug-running and gun-running.

The Jamaican Observer newspaper quoted sources close to Coke saying he "feels it is in his best interest to be taken to the U.S., rather than to a Jamaican jail."

Meanwhile, the death toll from the street battles that failed to bring him in jumped to 73 - twice the original government estimate.

Read more: nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/05...

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