March 13, 1969 - Christopher Coke
He inherited the Shower Posse from his father at twenty-three and built it into an organization capable of exporting cocaine and marijuana into the United States at scale, while simultaneously functioning as the de facto governing authority of Tivoli Gardens — providing services the state did not, and commanding loyalty strong enough that his 2010 arrest triggered open violence in the streets of West Kingston.
From Wikipedia
Christopher Michael Coke (born 13 March 1969), also known as Dudus, is a convicted Jamaican drug lord and the leader of the Shower Posse, a violent drug gang started by his father Lester Coke in Jamaica, which exported "large quantities" of marijuana and cocaine into the United States.
Due to their father's drug profits, Christopher and his siblings grew up amidst wealth and attended elite private schools. His sister and brother were killed in drug-related violence, in 1987 and 2004, respectively. Coke was gradually brought into his father's organization.
After his father died in 1992, Coke, at the age of 23, became the leader of the gang and the de facto authority of the Tivoli Gardens community in West Kingston. He developed community programs to help the poor and had so much local support that Jamaican police were unable to enter this neighborhood without community consent.
Coke was arrested on drug charges and extradited to the United States in 2010. His arrest had provoked violence among Coke's supporters in West Kingston.
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