From a slum stronghold in Kingston, the Jamaican capital, the 42 year-old is said to run a sprawling drug and gun running empire that reaches around the world.
On the impoverished streets of the Tivoli Gardens ghetto, one of Jamaica's notorious "garrison" slums, Coke is revered as a man of the people who has used his vast wealth to invest in the local community and provide jobs for people who would be otherwise unemployed.
His patronage has brought him a passsionate following of slum-dwellers who have vowed to protect him at any cost.
But the alleged leader of the so-called "Shower Posse"- named for their habit of showering enemies with bullets- has attracted unwelcome attention from further afield.
US authorities accuse him of heading a ruthless and violent global network of criminals that has sold crack cocaine and marijuana on the streets of New York and have demanded his extradition so that he could be put on trial.
Known as a modest man who has largely shied away from the showmanship associated with many Jamaican kingpins, Coke rarely speaks to the media or makes public appearances.
Instead, he has exerted his influence through close ties to the ruling government of Bruce Golding, the Jamaican prime minister.
Jamaican politicians have long cultivated relationships with gangland figures, who can deliver huge blocs of votes by endorsing candidates and instructing followers from the garrisons to support them. Golding had for months resisted US demands to extradite him.
But US authorities took a dim view of Jamaica's failure to deliver their target /Al Jazeera
Anledningen till bråket är att USA:s myndigheter under en längre tid har velat få fast Christopher Coke. Men Jamaicas premiärminister Bruce Golding har sagt nej på grund av att uppgifterna som skulle ge rätt till det baserades på olaglig avlyssning. När det sedan uppdagades att premiärministern själv har engagerat sig i att hyra en amerikansk juristfirma för att stödja Coke fick han be om ursäkt och gå med på en utlämning av Coke i fredags.
Bland de fattiga på Jamaica är "Dudus" populär, han har hjälpt dem mycket. Bilden: Fattiga invånare visar "Dudus" sitt stöd.
Jamaica är en av världens farligasta länder.
Anm.: Med fattiga på Jamaica menas människor som får strida, kanske stjäla något, varje dag för ett mål mat.
Sådan är vår sjuka värld.
