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Buju released from Georgia prison

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KINGSTON-  Reggae singer Buju Banton has been released from the McRae Correctional Facility in Georgia, a source close to the entertainer said.

The source said she was unsure where the singer was headed, however, he could arrive in the Jamaica as early as tonight or tomorrow morning.

The 45-year-old Grammy Award-winning artiste, whose given name is Mark Myrie, was arrested on cocaine charges in 2009 and later sentenced to 10 years in prison. 

He was originally slated to be released tomorrow. (Jamaica Observer)

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