TAMPA, Fla. — Federal prosecutors have agreed to drop a firearms charge against Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, who is already serving a 10-year sentence.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that a deal with Banton calls for his waiver of all future appeals related to his 2011 conviction on a cocaine distribution conspiracy charge.

Banton is scheduled to be released from federal prison in January 2019, when he will be deported to his native Jamaica.

Banton’s attorneys previously argued that he should be released early under a change in federal drug sentencing guidelines.

– From news service reports