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Jamaican Gang Leader Extradited to US

HeadlineJun 25, 2010

Christopher Coke, a reputed gang leader from Jamaica, arrived in New York last night to face drug-running charges. Coke surrendered on Tuesday, nearly one month after at least seventy-six people died when Jamaican forces launched an assault on a poor neighborhood loyal to Coke.

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