Buju Banton was spotted a few moments ago in the United States boarding his flight to Jamaica.
The Grammy-winning Reggae singer was released from prison after eight years at the McRae Correctional institution earlier today.
Buju Banton will be arriving at the Norman Manley International Airport at 7:30 this evening.
The “Wanna Be Loved” singer was arrested in December 2009, months after he was met by a convicted drug trafficker on a flight from Spain who sought to set up a cocaine deal for him.
Following his conviction in February 2011, Buju was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
Federal prosecutors required two trials to convict the reggae icon, who was targeted and pursued by an undercover federal informant for more than a year.
The 45-year-old entertainer was convicted of drug trafficking on February 22, 2011 in Tampa, Florida, 12 days after the retrial of his case began.
He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. Banton’s initial release date was set as February 2019, but was later revised to December 8, 2018.
