Buju Banton Sentenced To Ten Years Jail Time For Cocaine Charges
Buju Banton, who was charged in 2009, will serve until January 2019 at the latest
Buju Banton, the reggae star who was busted back in 2009 following a DEA investigation, was sentenced this week and will serve time in a federal prison on three seperate charges stemming from a drug investion. Banton was charged for trying to acquire and distribute cocaine, as well as separate charges for another drug trafficking offense and for a firearms charge.
Buju [R] with Beenie Man [L] prior to his drug bust
Banton will serve up to 10 years behind bars, with U.S. District Judge James Moody saying that the 10-year sentence he was given is the minimal time in prison a sentencing as severe as his grants, according to by federal guidelines. The Grammy-winning reggae artist's lawyer has requested that he serve out his time in a prison close to Miami so he can be within the proximity of his family.
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