Depp's 'Blow' Inspiration RELEASED From Prison After Almost 20 Years Behind Bars

George Jung RELEASED From Prison -- Johnny Depp's 'Blow' Inspiration Out Early

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-- the prolific cocaine smuggler portrayed byin the movie “has been released from prison after serving almost 20 years behind bars -- and TMZ has a pic of his first moments of freedom.Jung (now 71-years-old) was doing time at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey and was supposed to be released in November ... but for some reason the ex-drug smuggler got out early.For those of you who haven't seen the movie ... Jung was one of the biggest coke dealers of the '70s and '80s -- and was said to be responsible for roughly 89% of cocaine smuggled into the country at the time.Sources tell us Jung is being released to a half-way house on the West Coast ... where he'll receive help transitioning back into society.