MIAMI (AP) — Rapper Kodak Black was arrested in South Florida on fees of trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a managed substance.
The rapper, whose authorized title is Invoice Kapri, was booked Friday into jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the place he awaits a bond listening to.
The Florida Freeway Patrol stated in a launch that troopers pulled Black over as a result of he was driving a purple SUV with window tints that appeared darker than the authorized restrict.
They detected a marijuana odor after which searched the SUV and located a small clear bag with 31 white tablets and nearly $75,000 in money. The tablets have been later recognized as oxycodone.
The company says document checks additionally revealed that Black’s car tag and driver’s license have been each expired.
Black’s legal professional, Bradford Cohen, stated on Twitter that “there are at all times extra details and circumstances that give rise to a protection, particularly on this case.”
“We are going to get him a bond at the moment and transfer ahead with resolving the matter rapidly,” he stated.
Black was additionally arrested earlier this 12 months in South Florida on trespassing fees. Prosecutors later declined to proceed with the case.
In January 2020, then-President Donald Trump commuted a three-year federal jail sentence the rapper had for falsifying paperwork used to purchase weapons. Black had served about half his sentence.
