Jamaican police have announced the capture of notorious alleged drug kingpin Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.
Coke, who was the subject of days of violent raids that left more than 70 people dead last month is wanted to face trial in the United States.
Coke was reportedly captured on the outside of Kingston, Jamaica's capital.
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"The security forces wish to confirm reports that Christopher Lloyd Coke, for whom police is holding a warrant of arrest regarding extradition proceedings, was arrested this afternoon," police commissioner Owen Ellington said.
Pressure was growing on the Jamaican government over the assault on the slum to capture him, as decomposing bodies of civilians lay unclaimed for days.
The operation left 73 civilians dead by official count and divided the island, with many Jamaicans hailing what they see as a chance to fight rampant crime, but some alarmed at the heavy humanitarian price. After the fiercest fighting, an overpowering stench of death hung over a cemetery in the capital Kingston, where more than a dozen bodies were left in simple wooden coffins.
Faced with rising allegations of abuse, the military and police went on the offensive,portraying residents of the destitute Tivoli Gardens area almost as an insurgent force that had hidden explosives and girded for heavy combat.
