The rapper’s tour bus turned out to be a rolling drug store with coke, X, pot and guns when stopped by Arizona-California border officers.
By Stacey Silberman
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 1/23/08 – Rapper Lil Wayne, a.k.a. Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. was arrested for felony drug possession Wednesday, after his tour bus was stopped by border patrol agents at the California-Arizona border checkpoint, where drug-sniffing dogs alerted agents that drugs may be on board.
The bus was stopped at around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Upon searching, border agents found one ounce of cocaine; 1.45 ounces ecstasy; 3.7 ounces marijuana; drug paraphernalia; $22,000 in cash and a .40 caliber gun, which is legally registered to Carter in the state of Florida.
Carter is currently being held in Yuma County Jail after being booked on three felony drug charges. Carter appeared late Wednesday morning for justice court in Wellton, just outside of Yuma, for a video arraignment.
According to Yuma authorities, the rapper faces serious charges stemming from possession of dangerous drugs, possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia after an arrest by Drug Enforcement Administration agents.
The bus was carrying a 12-person crew and was traveling from California to Arizona. Two other passengers named Harold Johnson and Curtis Stewart were arrested for marijuana possession, said Yuma County Sheriff’s spokesman Capt. Eben Bratcher.
This is not the first arrest for Carter, who was previously arrested in July for smoking pot and carrying a weapon, while in New York.
Lil Wayne and Birdman are best known for the song “Stuntin’ Like My Daddy,” which won the 2007 Viewers Choice Award at the BET Hip Hop Awards. He was also named rapper of the year by The New Yorker in August 2007.
25 responses so far ↓
1 eric anderson // Jan 24, 2008 at 12:23 am
They were bonded out of jail by movie producer Doyle McCurley who lives in Yuma part time and in Manhattan Beach,Ca.
2 Blaze // Feb 2, 2008 at 6:43 pm
lil wayne is the best rapper alive
3 mike D - 78 layers // Feb 5, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Don’t care what he does in his personal life. If it has affected his work, I hadn’t noticed. It DEFINITELY has not affected his work ethic. He deserves all of the recognition in the world for being one of the hardest working rappers EVER! not a druggie or a criminal. It’s gangsta rap. What did you expect?
4 name // Jan 19, 2009 at 6:00 pm
comment6,
5 Santos Mays // Mar 5, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Not to defend Weezys song, but I submit to you Jimi Hendrix.
6 Kian Estes // Mar 21, 2009 at 10:08 am
lil wayne probly hates this faggot
7 Martin Vasquez // Mar 21, 2009 at 11:35 am
lil wayne soundz like hez going 2 cry lolz but he kl
8 Lucian Coffey // Mar 21, 2009 at 11:47 am
I love lil wayne too.
9 Danny Steele // Mar 21, 2009 at 12:13 pm
lil wayne soundz like hez going 2 cry lolz but he kl
10 Julian Kelly // Mar 21, 2009 at 1:16 pm
lil lyrics were corney back then he\’s fire now
11 Ulises Heath // Mar 21, 2009 at 1:49 pm
I really hate Lil Wayne!!!!!!!!!!!!
12 Maximillian Berger // Mar 21, 2009 at 4:27 pm
AWW LIL WAYNE WAS SOO DECENT THEN!!
13 Bobby Mckenzie // Mar 21, 2009 at 4:58 pm
I love lil wayne too.
14 Conner Tucker // Mar 22, 2009 at 7:10 am
lil wayne is cool but he was ugly in that picture
15 Mendes // Apr 28, 2009 at 5:03 am
I agree with you 99% but wonder if you have really looked at the whole picture. DOn’t mean to be critical just food for thought.
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