NEW YORK (AP) — Three men were arrested Monday for allegedly trying to pay up to $100,000 in cash to a juror at the Brooklyn drug trial of former heavyweight boxer Goran Gogic, leading a judge to abruptly dismiss the jury as it was about to hear opening statements.

An anonymous jury will be chosen when Gogic’s trial resumes in a month, said John Marzulli, a spokesperson for federal prosecutors in Brooklyn.

Gogic, of Montenegro, was set to stand trial for allegedly conspiring to smuggle 20 tons (18.1 metric tons) of cocaine to Europe from Colombia through U.S. ports using commercial cargo ships. He has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Law enforcement officials have described Gogic as a “major drug trafficker” and said he operated on a “

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