New York ( CNN ) -- Alleged drug kingpin Christopher `` Dudus '' Coke , who was extradited to the United States from Jamaica , pleaded not guilty to drug and weapons charges in a New York courtroom Friday . He entered a full courtroom at 2:03 p.m. and acknowledged his few family members present with a nod . The judge greeted him with `` Good afternoon , Mr. Coke , '' to which the seemingly calm Coke did n't respond . After entering his plea , Coke stood and answered `` yes sir '' to every question regarding understanding his indictments . The court-assigned attorney told the judge he has not been permanently assigned to case because the Coke family hired attorneys Frank Doddato and Steven Rosen . Doddato is the lead attorney . Coke was extradited Thursday , two days after he was taken into custody in Jamaica and several hours after he had waived his right to an extradition hearing there . Coke arrived at White Plains-Westchester County Airport outside New York City around 7 p.m. Armed Drug Enforcement Administration agents and U.S. marshals escorted him to a waiting SUV . Coke was dressed in a blue shirt and black pants with his hands cuffed behind his back . He appeared subdued , a smirk on his face . `` I love the people of Jamaica , '' he said in response to a question from a Jamaican reporter . Coke , 40 , said in a statement that he decided to waive his right to an extradition hearing of his own free will , and did so `` even though I am of the belief that my case would have been successfully argued in the courts of Jamaica . '' According to a superseding indictment filed in Manhattan federal court , Coke has led a criminal organization known as the `` Shower Posse '' since the early 1990s , with members in the United States , Jamaica and other countries . `` At Coke 's direction and under his protection , members of his criminal organization sold marijuana and crack cocaine in the New York area and elsewhere , and sent the narcotics proceeds back to Coke and his co-conspirators , '' the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York said in a news release . `` Coke and his co-conspirators also armed their organization with illegally trafficked firearms , '' the release said . Coke is charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana and conspiracy to illegally traffic in firearms . If convicted on the narcotics charge , he would face a maximum sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison , as well as a fine of up to $ 4 million . He would face a maximum sentence of five years in prison on the firearms trafficking charge and a fine of up to $ 250,000 . Coke was arrested on Tuesday when Jamaican police recognized him at a checkpoint . He was wearing a woman 's wig when he was caught , a federal law enforcement source told CNN . Last month 's failed attempt to arrest Coke sparked four days of gun battles between security forces and his supporters in Kingston that left 76 people dead . Coke , who is also known as `` President , '' `` Shortman '' and `` General , '' said he was `` deeply upset and saddened by the unnecessary loss of lives '' and said the deaths `` could have been avoided . '' `` Everyone , the whole country , has been adversely affected by the process that has surrounded my extradition and I hope that my action today will go some way towards healing all who have suffered and will be of benefit to the community of Tivoli Gardens , '' a neighborhood where violence erupted , he said Thursday . CNN 's Mark Norman , Eden Pontz and Eliott McLaughlin contributed to this report .
NEW : Christopher `` Dudus '' Coke was wearing woman 's wig when captured . Coke was extradited Thursday from Jamaica . Indictment says Coke was leader of the `` Shower Posse '' He faces narcotics and weapons trafficking charges .