Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, real name Mark Myrie, was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Thursday for conspiring to set up a cocaine deal. Banton was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense and using a telephone to facilitate a drug trafficking offense.
Despite pleas for leniency from many of Banton's 15 children, a former Jamaican government official, an NBA player, other reggae artists and actor Danny Glover, who called Banton a "role model, philanthropist and spiritual leader in the community", the minimum sentence for Banton's transgressions was stipulated as 10 years and the judge duly handed down the minimum sentence.
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