The prolific cocaine smuggler was the subject of the 2001 movie. After becoming one of the nation’s biggest cocaine suppliers in the 1970s and 1980s — it was once reported that he was responsible for close to 90 percent of all cocaine smuggled into the country — George Jung was caught in 1994 and sentenced to 60 years behind bars.
Jung had originally been scheduled for release on Thanksgiving Day later this year, but instead, he was released from FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey on Monday. The reason for his early release has not been explained by prison authorities.
There may not be much chance of a quiet re-assimilation back into society. Thanks to the movie Blow, there is major public interest in George Jung and his story. On Monday, his name was one of the biggest trending searches on the internet, and the story of his release became worldwide news.