DUDUS COKE: JAMAICA'S ESCOBAR - HANSON O'HAVER | VBS.TV Blog

DUDUS COKE: JAMAICA'S ESCOBAR - HANSON O'HAVER | VBS.TV Blog: "Jamaican police finally arrested Dudus Coke, ending a month-long riot by Dudus loyalists that sent the country into a state of emergency. VBS correspondent Hanson O’Haver gave us the background on this legendary, and once untouchable drug lord.
Sure they’re responsible for countless deaths, corruption, extortion, and, essentially, the ultimate failure of various Central and Latin American economies, but drug lords are pretty cool. It’s hard to deny the appeal of living in a mansion, driving ferraris, wearing white suits, and dating Michelle Pfeiffer circa 1983. Thanks to rap music, I can name several such kingpins: Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff, Manuel Noriega, Pablo Escobar, and Tony Montana from Scarface. These, however, are historic times, and they call for a new figure who may just be the most badass drug lord of all, the Kingston, Jamaica-born Michael Christopher “Dudus” Coke.
First let’s address the distractingly obvious: “Dudus Coke” is, perhaps, the best name in drug trafficking history. Properly pronounced, his given name should sound like a Jamaican person saying “do this,” so his full name is a command to “do this coke.” As astoundingly badass as that name may be, it’s nothing compared to Dudus’ main claim to tough-guy fame. See, Dudus fought extradition from Jamaica to the United States. By which I mean literally fought extradition: Dudus and his supporters shot and firebombed police to prevent his capture. No name can beat nearly winning a street war against the police for badassness."