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Lil Wayne Arrested on Drug Charges | ||||||||||||
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| Wendy Aron, 01.24.2008, 10:48 AM | ||||||||||||
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| (EZ-Tracks) - Rapper Lil Wayne was busted recently on three drug charges by federal agents who found illegal substances, including cocaine, on his charter tour bus outside Yuma, Arizona, according to an Associated Press report. The hip hop star spent a day in a Yuma County jail before being released on $10,000 bond, after which he signed autographs for fans outside the bondsman’s office. James Tilson, a local lawyer retained by Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, said that his client was not formally charged and that his next court date was scheduled for January 25. “We will find out by January 25 whether or not the (Yuma) county attorney will file charges or not," Tilson said. "He is looking forward to his day in court. That's all I can say right now." The 25-year-old Lil Wayne faces charges of possession of dangerous drugs, narcotics and drug paraphernalia. Carter's bus was stopped about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at a Border Patrol checkpoint near Dateland, Arizona, 78 miles east of Yuma, according to the AP report. The federal agents were alerted to the presence of illegal drugs by trained dogs. Rapper Birdman and Lil Wayne won a viewers' choice award for their song "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" at Black Entertainment Television's 2007 Hip-Hop Awards. Lil Wayne’s first solo studio release is expected in stores this March. | ||||||||||||
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