Entrapment or Empire: The Buju Banton Cocaine Sting

July 15, 2025 • 00:16:33
Entrapment or Empire: The Buju Banton Cocaine Sting
History of the Caribbeans | Exploring Resilience and Culture
Entrapment or Empire: The Buju Banton Cocaine Sting

Jul 15 2025 | 00:16:33

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Show Notes

 Most people think Buju Banton’s arrest was about drugs. But the real story may be more disturbing. This reggae icon never handled cocaine, never made money, and wasn’t even present at the drug deal. So why did a U.S. jury convict him—and why was a paid DEA informant allowed to bait him into criminal talk for five months?Was it justice? Or was it a trap designed to silence a rising voice in Caribbean resistance music?This explosive investigation explores the surveillance tapes, courtroom drama, cultural fallout, and prison redemption of one of Jamaica’s most controversial stars.
Did the U.S. government entrap Buju Banton to make an example of him?
Or did the artist get seduced by his own ego—and finally get caught?Would you have seen the trap coming? Or would you have taken the bait?
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