Lil Wayne mugshot (AP photo)
Lil Wayne Arrested!--Rapper Lil Wayne,whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was arrested for felony drug possession early on Wednesday January 23 when his charter bus was stopped at a California-Arizona border checkpoint, reported Reuters. He was being held in Yuma County Jail on a $10,185 bond.
The authorities found 105 grams (3.7 ounces) of marijuana, 29 grams (1 ounce) of cocaine, 41 grams (1.45 ounces) of ecstasy and a .40-caliber pistol on Wayne's bus. The 25-year-old musician now faces charges of possession of dangerous drugs, narcotics and drug paraphernalia.