Buju Banton to appear in US court on cocaine rap

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image The reggae artiste was in the country on a tour to promote his ninth album, Rasta Got Soul, which has been nominated for a Grammy.(Photo: reggaeblog.com)

KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 14, 2009 – Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton appears in a Tampa Bay, Florida court today on a cocaine charge.

Banton, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie, is accused of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilos of cocaine.

He was arrested last Thursday following investigations by the US Drug Enforcement Agency.

The reggae artiste was in the country on a tour to promote his ninth album, Rasta Got Soul, which has been nominated for a Grammy.

However, the promotion tour has been marred by protests organised by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation which has been demonstrating against him at some of the show venues, and has also launched an online petition against his Grammy nomination because of anti-gay lyrics in previous songs.

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Aaron Francois on 27/03/2010 19:37:28
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i will be following the Buju Banton case with interest, because when one takes into consideration the resistance put up against him in England by groups of Gays and Lesbians and again his visit to the US cause the Gays and Lesbians to protest makes one wonders
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