The federal drug trial of former heavyweight boxer Goran Gogic took a low blow, when three men were arrested for allegedly trying to bribe jurors with $100,000.

In response to the arrests, U.S. District Joan Azrack of the Eastern District of New York dismissed the jury just as it was about to hear opening statements. A new jury will be chosen after a 30-day break.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Mustafa Fteja, Vladimir Krasniqi and Afrim Kupa Monday after they allegedly approached a juror and offered to pay $100,000 to return a not guilty verdict, Assistant U.S. Attorney Francisco Navarro told Azrack in court on Monday.

In a court complaint, FBI Special Agent Joseph Costello described his investigation into the plot starting Nov. 13, when Fteja called a juror, identified as

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