Grammy award winning reggae star Buju Banton has begun the process to appeal his drug conviction. Banton was sentenced to 10 years in prison in June for his role in setting up a cocaine deal in 2009. He was found guilty of conspiracy to possess five or more kilograms of cocaine with the intent to [...]
We keep seeing these very ingenious ways people are now adapting to conceal drugs for trafficking. South African Nobanda Nolubabalo, 23, was arrested and held in Thailand’s after customs officers allegedly noticed a suspicious white substance in her hair. Airline security “found something unusual about her dreadlocks,” and upon closer inspection noticed that there was [...]
The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson asked a court yesterday to appoint a publicly funded attorney to handle his appeal because he cannot afford to hire counsel. Dr Conrad Murray filed an amended notice of appeal stating he is indigent and unable to pay for an appellate lawyer to try to overturn his involuntary [...]
Imprisoned reggae superstar, Mark “Buju Banton” Myrie will receive support from his fellow reggae stars as they are planning a benefit concert to aid the star with his pending appeal. The Buju Banton benefit concert is set to take place on December 3rd in Tampa, Florida to raise money to help assist Buju and his [...]
Grammy-award winning reggae superstar Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie will be in prison until February 2019 according to the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons. According to Jodee Brown: The official release date quells rumors that have swirled that Buju would originally serve 6 years; counting time already served & good behavior. However, the Bureau’s official [...]
Incarcerated reggae artist Buju Banton is currently “in transit” from the Pinellas County Jail in Florida to a correctional facility in Mississippi to begin serving his 10-year sentence. Banton will be taken to the Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez, Mississippi. A bed shortage at the Pinellas County Jail in Florida has forced US officials [...]