TAMPA, FL – Anti-gay singer Buju Banton was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years in maximum security for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine, of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug-trafficking and using the wire to facilitate drug-trafficking.
According to the St. Petersburg Times, Buju, whose real name is Mark Myrie, appeared before U.S. District Judge James Moody in a Tampa Federal Courtroom and faced 15 years to life, but 10 years is the minimum sentence.