The alleged druglord Christopher 'Dudus' Coke has been arrested on the outskirts of Kingston, Jamaican police said tonight.
Coke, 42, is wanted for extradition to the United States and at least 73 people were killed when Jamaican security forces stormed a Kingston slum during an attempt to capture him last month.
The Jamaica Observer reported that Coke is being held at Spanish Town police station in St Catherine.
He was handed over to police by Reverend Al Miller and is prepared to commit himself to due process and waive his right to an extradition hearing, the website said.
The arrest took place just outside the capital city late in the afternoon Jamaica time, CNN reported Commissioner Owen Ellington as saying.
The US issued an extradition request for the Jamaican citizen on 25 August 2009. Coke is charged with conspiracy to distribute marijuana and cocaine and to traffic in firearms during a period between 1994 to 2007.
Scores were killed in fierce street battles in west Kingston last month, as Jamaican forces attempted to flush out Coke, who US law enforcement claim is the leader of the Shower Posse, an infamous gang with ties to west Kingston, that was regarded as one of the most violent units operating in the US during the 1980s.
Troops stormed the Tivoli Gardens area after Jamaica agreed to extradite the alleged drug dealer, who local residents have nicknamed 'President' and regard as a role model and benefactor.