Death roll rises in Jamaica
- 14 years ago
At least 31 people are dead in Jamaica after the government tried to extradite an alleged drugs baron to the United States.
Out of the 31, 28 were civilians and the others were members of the security forces.
The police are hunting for Christopher "Dudus" Coke in the Tivoli Gardens area of West Kingston. So far, he has not been found.
The limited emergency in Jamaica, a popular Caribbean tourism destination, covered districts where gunmen shot up or set fire to five police stations and carried out carjackings and looting on Sunday.
The government has called on Coke to surrender to face a US judicial request seeking his extradition on cocaine trafficking and gun-running charges.
US prosecutors have described Coke as the leader of the "Shower Posse," which murdered hundreds of people by showering them with bullets during the cocaine wars of the 1980s.