Reputed gang leader Christopher "Dudus" Coke, who eluded a bloody police offensive in his slum stronghold last month, has been arrested by authorities outside Jamaica's capital, the island's head police officer said. Coke has been called one of the world's most dangerous drug lords by US authorities and faces trial in New York on drug and arms trafficking charges. His arrest came nearly a month after 76 people were killed during a four-day assault by police and soldiers on the West Kingston slum of Tivoli Gardens, which is Coke's base.
At a news conference, the Police Commissioner Owen Ellington said Coke was in good condition in police custody. He provided few specifics, saying that "the circumstances of (Coke's) arrest are being investigated." *AP
