On Friday, the Yuma County Attorney’s Office filed felony drug and weapons charges against the rapper Lil Wayne. He was charged in justice court in Welton, Arizona with one count of each possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons, and one count of drug paraphernalia. On February 12th, he is scheduled to appear at a preliminary hearing. While Lil Wayne was in court, the judge lifted a bail restriction that would prohibit him from leaving the state until his next hearing.
Lil Wayne was previously stopped at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. He was traveling with a11 other people in Arizona when a Border Patrol canine unit alerted agents that there were illegal drugs on the bus. A search of the bus found 4 ounces of marijuana, over one ounce of cocaine, 41 grams of ecstasy, miscellaneous drug paraphernalia, and a .40 caliber pistol that was registered to Lil Wayne, who has a concealed weapons permit in Florida.
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