Buju Banton file photo

Buju Banton fans are angry over the release of his cocaine tasting video.

Buju Banton is currently towards the cease of his decade stint in prison in the U.s. for drug trafficking, just some one-time demons are coming back to haunt him. The infamous video that authorities used to captive the Grammy-winning reggae singer in 2011. The footage was shot inside a warehouse in Sarasota owned by the police department. In December 2009, Buju Banton forth with Ian Thomas met with regime informant, Alex Johnson, in Sarasota, Florida to wait at a boat, only that quickly turned into the men meeting an hole-and-corner constabulary officer posing every bit a drug dealer in a warehouse.

The embarrassing video shows the four men inspecting a block of cocaine inside the warehouse riddled with cameras and microphones. Buju Banton was seen in the footage tasting the cocaine, but his fans are arguing that was already established in the 2011 trial. The singer'south fans have been venting on social media since the release of the video over the weekend.

Some fans questioned why is the video being released now when the reggae icon is only months away from being released from prison. "The man exercise the fourth dimension for the crime already and shortly come a road and then why now is this video coming out, they are just trying to embarrass the Gargamel, leave we icon alone at present you guys done tarnish his name already," one fan wrote. Some other added, "Everyone can impersonate someone, ten years ago him locked up then what's the importance of the video now?"

"Interesting how they release this with months to go before freedom," another fan vents. "Since this was in the possession of the U.Southward regime, it's a articulate attempt to do harm before his release. Why non release this in 2009 / 2010. This is an endeavor to make the situation fresh. Anyways, this video non showing the FBI albeit in court that they lied to him to get him there."

Prior to now, authorities have kept the video and other testify against Buju Banton sealed, but ABC news, who released the video, has been fighting for years to have the prove unseal and exist available to the public. Seems authorities have now decided to unsealed the evidence and make them available to the public.

Buju Banton, born Marking Myrie, will exist released from prison on Dec 8th this year. The reggae legend has maintained his innocence despite being convicted on three counts of cocaine trafficking charges. One matter is very clear, he even so has the support of his fans.