Reggae star Buju Banton has taken the stand in his ongoing drugs trial to deny allegations he attempted to buy cocaine from an undercover law enforcement officer - insisting he lied about ambitions to deal illegal substances to "impress" his new pal.
The Jamaican musician is on trial in Florida after he was allegedly caught trying to buy drugs last summer. He has denied charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and aiding and abetting two others in possessing a firearm during the course of distribution.
But when he took the stand this week, Banton claimed undercover officer Alexander Johnson struck up a conversation about drugs with him and he boasted about fake plans to become a dealer in a bid to "impress" the informant, who he believed had good contacts in the music industry. He told the Florida court, "I was trying to impress this guy.
The Jamaican musician is on trial in Florida after he was allegedly caught trying to buy drugs last summer. He has denied charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and aiding and abetting two others in possessing a firearm during the course of distribution.
But when he took the stand this week, Banton claimed undercover officer Alexander Johnson struck up a conversation about drugs with him and he boasted about fake plans to become a dealer in a bid to "impress" the informant, who he believed had good contacts in the music industry. He told the Florida court, "I was trying to impress this guy.
- 9/24/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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