BREAKING: controversial star Buju Banton released from U.S prison

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Grammy Award-winning reggae artiste Buju Banton has been released from the McRae Correctional Facility in Georgia, a source close to the entertainer has informed OBSERVER ONLINE.

According to the sources she was unsure where the singer was headed, however, he could arrive in the island as early as tonight or tomorrow morning.

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The 45-year-old reggae artiste, whose given name is Mark Myrie, was arrested on cocaine charges in 2009 and given a mandatory 10-year sentence in 2011.

He was previously scheduled to be released in 2019, however, his release day was last year changed to December 8, 2018.

Days after his conviction, Buju Banton won a Grammy Award for his album Before Dawn. His other albums include ‘Til Shiloh (1995), Inna Heights (1997) and Unchained Spirit (2000).

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