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Jury in the highly publicised Buju Banton trial might start deciding on the Grammy winning reggae creative person religion today.

Yesterday Banton underwent an intense session of grilling from prosecutor James Preston about his involvement in the alleged drug deal that lead to him being on trial now.

Buju Banton besides testified yesterday that he was no real drug dealer, and that he was only "talking crap" whenever he spoke to regime informant, Alexander Johnson.

Just prosecutor James Preston wasted no time in interrogating the artist who he deem the head of a drug trafficking ring. Although the grilling irate him at times, Banton remain passionate about his innocence.

Yesterday, one of reggae King Bob Marley's son, Stephen Marley forth with young man reggae artist Granddaddy Morgan gave character testimony on behalf of Banton.

Both defence and prosecution is expected to brand their closing statements followed by the jury retiring to decide on Buju Banton faith.

Buju Banton, whose real proper noun is Mark Myrie, previous trial ended last September in a mistrial, afterwards jury in the instance could not reach a unanimous verdict. His 2d trial began on Monday (February 14) in the Sam M Gibbons Federal courtroom in Tampa, Florida.

Banton is existence tried for 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 convicted, Banton faces up to 20 years' imprisonment and fined up to United states$4 million.