BUJU BUSTED!

I GUESS BUJU BANTON'S MUSIC IT'S WITH HOMOPHOBIA-LACED LYRICS AREN'T SELLING. SO HE'S MOONLIGHTING AS A DRUG DEALER. HE WAS CAUGHT BY AN UNDERCOVER ATTEMPTING TO PURCHASE A LARGE AMOUNT OF COCAINE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE. I DON'T USUALLY REJOICE OVER SOMEONE'S DRUG BUST--UNLESS THAT SOMEONE CALLS FOR GAYS TO BE MURDERED. OR HAVE ACID THROWN IN THEIR FACES. MAYBE HE'LL SOFTEN HIS ATTITUDE TOWARDS GAYS IF HE ENDS UP SPENDING THE MAX SENTENCE OF 20 YEARS WITH NO WOMEN PRESENT...

Authorities: Buju Banton negotiated cocaine deal

By CURT ANDERSON/GOOGLE NEWS

MIAMI — 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.

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