Reggae Star Buju Banton Facing Drug Charges

The Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton is facing a drug charge in Florida after being arrested on the charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. His real name is Mark Anthony Myrie and he has been in U.S. Federal custody in Miami since Thursday.

Rapper Coolio Pleads Not Guilty

On Friday, the rapper Coolio pleaded not guilty to drug possession and battery charges during his arraignment in a Los Angeles courtroom. Last month, he was arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport and was charged with felony cocaine possession and battery and possession of drug paraphernalia. He had grabbed a screener's arm at the airport to try to prevent them from searching his luggage. He is currently free on bail and has been ordered to go back to court on April 20th.

Rapper Coolio Charged with Drug Possession and Battery

The rapper Coolio has been charged with cocaine possession and battery. This is due to his his arrest at the Los Angeles International Airport after he grabbed a screener's arm to prevent a luggage search that found the drug cocaine. He was charged with one felony count of possession and one misdemeanor count each of battery and possession of paraphernalia. He was released from jail on $10,000 bail and is scheduled for his arraignment on April 3rd.

British Couple Pleads Guilty to Selling Amy Winehouse Drugs

A British couple, named Johnny Blagrove and Cara Burton, who sold video footage of the singer Amy Winehouse smoking crack to a newspaper pleaded guilty to drug charges in court on Friday. They admitted to offering to supply drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, to the singer.


The couple had filmed Winehouse and sold the footage to the Sun newspaper, which published the images of the singer smoking crack in January. Police also found a list of other celebrities they had supplied drugs to when they raided the couple's home. Detectives decided that there was not enough evidence to charge Winehouse with anything but the couple was charged. They have to go back to court on November 28th for sentencing.

Rapper DMX Pleads Guilty

On Wednesday, the rapper DMX has pleaded guilty to attempted marijuana and cocaine possession and was sentenced to time served. He is now awaiting extradition to face more charges in Arizona. He is still in custody while waiting for Arizona authorities to pick him up on drug and animal cruelty charges there.

DMX decided to plead guilty after he was denied bail earlier this week due to an outstanding Arizona warrant. If he hadn’t pleaded guilty, then he would have had to stay in jail in Miami until an October trial date.

Amy Winehouse Diagnosed with Emphysema

The singer Amy Winehouse has been found to have early stage emphysema and she has lung damage from smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes. She has an irregular heartbeat and has been warned that if she keeps smoking drugs she will have to wear an oxygen mask and her voice will be ruined. The severity of her drug use could possibly kill her if she doesn’t stop. There has reported to be nodules around her chest area and dark marks. She also only has 70 percent lung capacity.

Winehouse collapsed at her home in north London last week on Monday after signing autographs for a group of fans. She was taken to a hospital in London for testing and stayed there all week long.

Actor Gary Dourdan Charged with Felony Drug Possession

The actor Gary Dourdan, who is a star on the show “CSI,” has been charged with felony possession of heroin, cocaine, and ecstasy since his arrest last month where police found him asleep in his car in Palm Springs parked on the wrong side of the street with his car’s interior light on. He is scheduled to appear in court in Los Angeles on May 28^th.

Bobby Brown Serves Community Service

The singer Bobby Brown will not have any criminal charges pressed against him after police found a small amount of cocaine in his possession. A Brockton District Court clerk found no probable cause to issue a criminal complaint, but did recommend that he volunteer to mentor young people. Brown agreed to serve a year of community service.

On Dec 1, 2007, police were called to investigate a disturbance at a Brockton hotel. They found Bobby Brown sitting in a SUV of a parking lot and found cocaine in his possession.

Amy Winehouse Questioned Over Drug Video

The singer Amy Winehouse was questioned by police about a video that supposedly showed her smoking crack cocaine. There weren’t any charges filed and the investigation is still continuing.

Last month, the Sun tabloid ran still images from a video that showed her inhaling fumes from a small pipe. The video was supposedly taped during a party at her London home. She has recently been admitted into a rehabilitation center in London.

Lil Wayne Busted With Drugs at Border Checkpoint

The rapper Lil Wayne was arrested on three felony drug charges after federal agents found illegal drugs, including cocaine, on his charter bus at a checkpoint in southwestern Arizona. He was released from jail shortly after paying his $10,185 bail amount. He has not been formally charged with anything yet and his next court date is scheduled for Jan 25^th, where he will find out if the Yuma county attorney will file charges.

He faces charges of possession of dangerous drugs, narcotics, and drug paraphernalia. The drugs found with him included 4 ounces of marijuana, 41 grams of Ecstacy, and over an ounce of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Also, a .40-caliber pistol that is registered to Lil Wayne was found, who has a concealed weapons permit in Florida.

Priest Caught With 7.7 Pounds of Coke Arrested

A Catholic priest was arrested on Friday at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport after he was caught carrying 7.7 pounds of cocaine under his robes. At first, the priest refused to go through the routine body check for religious reasons. The man was then seen lining up at a different entrance gate. He was stopped and searched and drugs were found in packages taped to his body.

The priest was traveling from Bolivia and argued that his rights were violated by the search. When traveling to Europe, a person can’t refuse a body search and has to pass a security check.

Man Finds Burglar Sleeping In His Bed

In Elkton, MD, a man came home to his apartment last week at 8 a.m. in the morning and found a burglar sleeping in his bed. The burglar didn’t wake up until the police came and handcuffed him while he was sleeping. The burglar, named Mark William, jammed a chair against the back door so that nobody would come in before he went to sleep. He is being charged with burglary, theft, malicious destruction of property, and possession of crack cocaine that police found in his pocket.

Mike Tyson Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

Mike Tyson has pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence. Tyson admitted to having cocaine and being under the influence of alcohol when he was stopped by police after leaving a nightclub last December. He pleaded guilty to a felony count of cocaine possession and a misdemeanor DUI count.

As of now, he is facing up to four years and three months in prison when he is sentence coming up this November. Since he was arrested, Tyson has checked himself into an inpatient treatment program for his addictions.

93 Year Old Man Charged With Drug Dealing

It is reported on in Durham, NC that a 93 year old man, named William C. Tinnen, was charged with cocaine-trafficking and possession of cocaine with intent to sell. He was put in jail and released a day later on Friday on a $200,000 bond. He was also charged with cocaine possession in 2001 but was given a suspended sentence.

Drugs Sold Out of Ice Cream Truck

It is reported in New York that an ice cream truck parked in front of a junior high school was selling cocaine and marijuana along with ice cream. When the police search the truck they found a loaded pistol along with the drugs. A 26 year old man was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon near a school and criminal sale of a controlled substance near a school.

Woman Calls Police About Fake Cocaine

It is reported in Rochelle, GA that a woman named Jaunita Marie Jones was arrested after she called the police to complain about the crack cocaine she purchased in hopes of getting her money back. She told the police that she broke the rock into three pieces and smoked one and found out the drugs were fake.

When the police arrived she took them into her kitchen to show them the drugs. She was then arrested on charges of possession of cocaine.