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    Snoop Dog hit with minor drug charge in Texas

    EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Rapper Snoop Dogg is facing a minor drug charge in Texas after border agents say they found several joints on his tour bus.

    Hudspeth County sheriff's office said in a statement that Snoop Dogg, whose name is Calvin Broadus, was arrested Saturday at the Sierra Blanca highway checkpoint and cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor typical in cases involving small amounts of marijuana.

    According to the sheriff's office, a border agent smelled marijuana smoke coming from the bus and ordered everyone off so that a dog could inspect the vehicle. A prescription bottle with several marijuana cigarettes was found in a trashcan, and more marijuana was found in two other containers. In all, 0.13 pounds of the drug were found.

    Broadus admitted the drug was his and was released, the sheriff's office said.

    Broadus' agent didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Monday. In interviews, the rapper has said he has a license to use medical marijuana in his home state of California because he suffers from migraines and blurred vision.

    County Judge Becky Dean Walker says paraphernalia citations are typically handled by justices of the peace in the county and that they are resolved by a no contest plea and a mailed-in fine of up to $500.

    Country singer Willie Nelson was arrested in November 2010 for marijuana possession at that same checkpoint.

     
    • Cindy  •  4 mths ago
      Wow-first Willie & now Snoop Dogg. Those El Paso border patrol agents sure can catch the bad guys. lol
      • deborah 4 mths ago
        that's why they make the big bucks!!!
      • A.L.B.COM 4 mths ago
        no, they let the big smugglers go thru,,,and take bribes later,,thats there big bucks!!!!
    • Christopher DeWilde  •  Groveland, Massachusetts  •  4 mths ago
      No Way? Texas busting Musicans?
      • Carlos 4 mths ago
        border patrols are not necessarily owned by the states. it's an agency....they work to secure the BORDERs...duh
      • Christopher DeWilde 4 mths ago
        I'm sure the officer that arrested him lives in Texas...duh.
      • oplenty 4 mths ago
        "Calvin" is a musician? What instrument does he play?
    • John  •  San Francisco, California  •  4 mths ago
      The sun will rise and it will be dark at night and Snoop Dog and Willie Nelson are always going to get busted for marijuana.
      • who cares 4 mths ago
        back in the day i saw a interview, with willie talking about him and somebody else smokin a dube on the roof of the white house, during the carter administration.
        gotta luv it. seems like much simpler times back then.
      • A Yahoo! User 4 mths ago
        True,....true....*nods head*
    • Craig  •  4 mths ago
      they found weed on snoop dogg? boy those cops really went out on a limb looking there. i also heard they found snow in colorado but i havent been able to confirm that yet
      • A Yahoo! User 4 mths ago
        Hahaha, right? I mean, the #$%$ brags about it, smokes it in literally almost EVERY interview, music video, etc etc. It's like he's BEGGING a law enforcement official to search him! The sad part is he broke such a huge promise 2 his kids. He promised "never again" & actually stopped for a short time. But you see how far that promise went...
    • Nick  •  Dallas, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      This is news?
    • Jack  •  4 mths ago
      If they found "several joints" They didn't look very hard. That entire van's made of weed.
      • deborah 4 mths ago
        you know this how??????????????????
      • Anthony 4 mths ago
        Deborah it's a reference from the movie "Up in Smoke" by Cheech and Chong.
    • MM  •  Gainesville, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      Sad that Pot is a real crime. Legalize it and tax it. Look for the real drugs. Meth, Crack, Coke, but pot, Come on Man!
    • Anthony  •  Pleasanton, California  •  4 mths ago
      So how is it these cops found a couple joints in a BUS, yet they can't find KILOS of Cocaine smuggled everyday? And people still say there is no corruption in the US? LMAO
    • Kevin O  •  La Puente, California  •  4 mths ago
      Why is this news? It would be shocking if they found him on the bus reading the bible!!
    • fiddlefaddle  •  4 mths ago
      This arrest brought to you by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer.
    • BenG  •  Brookline, Massachusetts  •  4 mths ago
      How much money do we spend every year trying to ban a drug which is (according to all major medical publications) less dangerous than alcohol, tobacco, benzos, and most prescription anti-depressants.
    • Josh  •  4 mths ago
      Shocking.
    • Ben R  •  Tulsa, Oklahoma  •  4 mths ago
      .13 lbs. is not very gangsta.
    • EmJay  •  4 mths ago
      Snoop on weed? Who would've thought it? Call Willie - he can help!
    • Al  •  Houston, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      Snoop probably has migraines and blurred vision from all the pot he smokes... LOL
    • ScottJ  •  4 mths ago
      Why don't they just legalize the stuff. They are wasting money by making such small arrests. They would actually be gaining money if they did legalize it! Think Peoples!

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    • Peeulosi  •  White Earth, North Dakota  •  4 mths ago
      Mr. Dog, your ball cap isn't on right.
    • Patrón  •  4 mths ago
      Good thing they got a dangerous criminal off the streets? Let the man smoke on his bus
    • Oskarkod  •  Tyler, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      C'mon, just look at that picture of him, does he look normal to you?
    • ljkforu  •  Beaverton, Oregon  •  4 mths ago
      Snoop man stay outta Texas!
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