Reggae star Buju Banton facing drug charge in Fla.

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Reggae star Buju Banton facing drug charge in Fla.
The Associated Press
Sunday, December 13, 2009 12:12 PM EST


FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2003 file photo, Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton poses at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami. The Drug Enforcement Administration on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 said that Banton was arrested on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. (AP Photo/Yesikka Vivancos, File)


MIAMI (AP) — Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton is facing a drug charge in Florida.

Banton, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie, has been in U.S. federal custody in Miami since Thursday.

Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman David Melenkevitz said Sunday that Banton was arrested on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. The charge stems from a DEA case in Tampa.

An e-mail to Banton's independent record label was not immediately returned Sunday.

Banton's ninth album, "Rasta Got Soul," is nominated for a Grammy. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation launched an online petition protesting the nomination, saying some of Banton's earlier lyrics have advocated violence against gay people.



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DeceptaKhan said:
conspiracy to possess? what the fuck is that supposed to mean
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that means that when he woke up that day,..the thought that came into his mind of hey i think imma go get 5 kilos of cocain today is also known as conspiring to go get also known as posses
 
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yeah this shits got the jamaican community trippin. a CI set him up and the feds supposedly have it all on tape.
 
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nah banton just means your a respected storyteller in JA. he got the name from being a fan of the dancehall deejay burro banton.

straight drug pusher slap:


great live performer too but don't look like he'll be touring anytime soon.
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the anthem but he wasnt fuckin wit that AZ!
 
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this shit cant be true.i think the faggs set him up.i cant imagine buju doing something like this.hes an established artist that doesnt need to push coke.i dont believe it.
 
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Nate Rasta

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^^^im know theres rastas involved wit narcotics but i dont think a reggae superstar would do something like that.if he did then hes pretty stupid for doin that,considering his statue
 
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