George Jung, whose life story was brought to the big screen in the 2001 Hollywood movie, is currently serving 15 years behind bars on drug smuggling charges at a prison in Texas.
It has now been revealed Jung was allowed out of jail in December (11) and transported to a local medical facility so doctors could remove a potentially cancerous mole from his nose, according to TMZ.com.
The website reports Jung remained shackled during the operation and was sent straight back to prison afterwards.
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He is due for release in 2014.
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