Buju Banton the Grammy award winning Reggae artist was convicted of drugs and weapons charges in 2011 following an arrest in 2009. A juror in the 2011 case has come under pressure after a Miami newspaper article claims she improperly investigated the case during the trial. The juror maintains that she did not in fact do any research on the case until after the trial, but could this get the famed singer off? Banton has already had one mistrial on this case, when it was first tried the jury deadlocked. If you pay your lawyers well enough they can make magic happen. Hit the jump for more. PaulDaPro
Nuke Smugglers Caught With Uranium
Seven people were arrested for allegedly trafficking uranium and weapons in a breakaway region on Moldova. The U.S. have been concerned about loose nuclear material being trafficked through parts of the former Soviet Union. Click below to read more. Jason J.
73-Year-Old Woman Responsible For 40% Of N.Oklahoma’s Drug Trafficking
A 73-year-old Craig County woman was arrested Monday after sheriff’s deputies searched her home and found marijuana and $278,000 in cash. She ’bout that life’ for real! She was riding around and getting it. Click below to find out more. @wiLMajor
SMH: Goldman Sachs Tied To Under-Age Sex Trafficking Site
Really Goldman Sachs? A recent inquiry unearthed Goldman Sachs 16% stake in Backpage.com, a Craigslist-like site that has come under heavy scrutiny for its blatant ads for prostitutes. While the banking giant claims to have since sold its stake and denied any knowledge of prostitution, we can only sit here and ask why. The company has come under fire recently after executive Greg Smith shed light on Goldman’s practices. Way to go Goldman, flawless display of common sense. Hit the jump for the full story. steveisDOPE
Madrid Sex Trafficking Arrests Reveal Pimps Tattooed Bar Codes On Prostitutes
Spanish police arrested 22 suspected pimps in a widespread sex trafficking bust. Turns out that some of the pimps tattooed bar codes on the necks of their prostitutes and referred to them as ‘ goods’. Hit the jump for the full story. steveisDOPE
