Hip-Hop Artist “Nelly” Arrested On Drug Charges

Nelly, a hip-hop artist was arrested on drug charges in Tennessee after a state trooper pulled over the bus he was on, the initial stop was for a traffic violation.

Failure to display a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and International Fuel Tax Association (IFTA) sticker on the vehicle, the trooper planned on a vehicle inspection after smelling an odor emitting from the vehicle resembling marijuana.

Trooper Loftis, assisted by THP Sgt. Donald Jennings, then conducted a probable cause search of the bus. The troopers discovered in the sleeper area a plastic bag that contained five colored crystal-type rocks that tested positive for methamphetamine, as well as a small amount of marijuana and other drug paraphernalia.

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