Buju Banton gets 10 Years for Cocaine Conspiracy Charge

Kinda harsh for his first offense of this nature.

via BBC

The singer, whose real name is Mark Myrie, was told at Tampa federal court that he must serve five years’ probation following prison.

Previously the Dancehall artist had insisted in court that he had been merely boasting about the deal.

Prosecutors conceded he had never put money into a deal or profitted from it.

His record Before the Dawn won best reggae album at the Grammy Awards ceremony earlier this year.

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