Reggae Singer Buju Banton Busted for Buying 5kg Cocaine

What? A Jamaican Reggae Star is going to jail for buying 5 keys of coke from undercover DEA Agents? The hell you say! But its true! Buju Banton was busted in Miami for drug trafficking and will likely spend 20 years in jail.

From the AP here:

Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton is facing charges that he attempted along with others to buy a large quantity of cocaine from an undercover law enforcement officer.

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration affidavit says Banton, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie, traveled to Sarasota last week to make the purchase along with two others. The DEA was tipped off by a confidential informant who agreed to wear a recording device during the drug negotiation session.

Banton, 36, faces a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, which carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence. Banton was being held at Miami’s downtown detention center Monday pending transfer to Tampa, where the case is being prosecuted.

The only good thing to come out of Jamaica is Red Stripe Beer.