Tuesday (January 26), the lawyers for reggae star Buju Banton filed papers claiming that the United States government entrapped him into a drug deal.

According to the documents, the government informant pressured Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, into purchasing the cocaine. David Markus Marc and David Seitles, Myrie's defense attorneys are also requesting the identity of the informant, so as to look into his credibility.

"In addition to refusing to disclose the identity, the government has refused to identify the prior cases in which he has been involved, the outcomes of those cases, the amount of money he has earned making cases for the government, or even the amount he has been paid in this case," stated the court papers.

Banton reportedly met the unidentified informant on a flight from Madrid, Spain to Miami in July of 2009. The informant then spent the next three months trying to purchase the cocaine. The sting operation came to a head on December 10 when Banton was arrested and charged with conspiring to buy with the intent to distribute more than five kilos of cocaine from an undercover law enforcement office, and the possession of a firearm during the course of illegal activity.