Jamaican Reggae Grammy winning super star Buju Banton real name Mark Myrie was found guilty on three of the four charges brought against him in the United States Middle District Court, Florida Division. Mr. Myrie was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilogrammes of cocaine, attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and using the wires to facilitate a drug-trafficking offence. He was found not guilty on the weapons posession charge.
Jamaicadancehallmusic.com understands that with these three charges Buju faces up to 15-20 years in prison...learned attorneys indicated that if Buju had taken a deal before the start of the trial he would have received sentencing in the region of 2-3 years however this was rejected by Banton and his legal team. Word out is that there are possibilities that there could be an appeal by the defence team.. already the Jamaican music fraternity is making provisions for fund raising for the artiste endeavours hereafter.