Buju Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, won "Best Reggae Album" for "Before The Dawn". This is his ninth studio album, which was released in September last year while the singer was still in prison. He joins the likes of Beenie Man, Ziggy Marley, Shabba Ranks, Sean Paul, Black Uhuru and Damion ‘Junior Gong’ Marley, as famous reggae Grammy winners.
Buju was meeting with his legal team, to prepare for today’s trial, when the news broke He appears in court today for the start of his retrial on drug charges. The four charges he faces today are conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine; attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking offence; and using the wires to facilitate a drug-trafficking offence.
If found guilty, Buju could face life in prison.
Buju was meeting with his legal team, to prepare for today’s trial, when the news broke He appears in court today for the start of his retrial on drug charges. The four charges he faces today are conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine; attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking offence; and using the wires to facilitate a drug-trafficking offence.
If found guilty, Buju could face life in prison.
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