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Wiz Khalifa busted in El Paso for pot possession Wiz Khalifa busted in Texas for pot possession
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Wiz Khalifa was arrested in Texas on Sunday after airport security found he was travelling with marijuana. The rapper was forced to delay the release of his new mixtape, 28 Grams, while he spent several hours in jail. Wiz Khalifa was arrested in El Paso, Texas on Sunday after airport security found he was travelling with marijuana. The rapper was forced to delay the release of his new mixtape, 28 Grams, while he spent several hours in jail.
"They're tryna figure out how many grams I had," Khalifa tweeted after being taken to El Paso County Detention Facility. "How ironic." Officers eventually charged him with misdemeanour possession of 0.5 grams of pot, according to a statement, and released him on a bond of $300 (£178)."They're tryna figure out how many grams I had," Khalifa tweeted after being taken to El Paso County Detention Facility. "How ironic." Officers eventually charged him with misdemeanour possession of 0.5 grams of pot, according to a statement, and released him on a bond of $300 (£178).
They're tryna figure out how many grams I had. They're tryna figure out how many grams I had.
How ironic.How ironic.
Khalifa had come to El Paso to perform at the Neon Desert Music festival on Saturday. But as he was preparing to fly to Minnesota, for a Sunday night gig at Soundset festival, a Transportation Security Administration discovered he wasn't carrying any identification. "[This] led to him being sent for secondary screening," officials explained. "During that screening the TSA Officer located a metal container inside of the backpack which contained a prohibited item." Khalifa had been in El Paso to perform at the Neon Desert music festival on Saturday. As he was preparing to fly to Minnesota, for a Sunday night gig at Soundset festival, Transportation Security Administration discovered he wasn't carrying identification. "[This] led to him being sent for secondary screening," officials explained. "During that screening, the TSA officer located a metal container inside of the backpack which contained a prohibited item."
Once inside jail, Khalifa passed the time by posting "jail selfies" to Twitter and calling on his fans to make #freetrapwiz a trending topic. "I wanna drop 28 Grams but they got me locced up," he wrote. "Soon as I get out, the tapes comin out." When the 26-year-old was finally released, he reassured Soundset organisers that he would make it in time for his show: "Don’t worry. This is what [private] jets are for." Once inside jail, Khalifa passed the time by posting "jail selfies" to Twitter and calling on his fans to make #freetrapwiz a trending topic. "I wanna drop 28 Grams but they got me locced up," he wrote. "Soon as I get out, the tapes comin out." When the rapper was released, he reassured Soundset organisers that he would make it in time for his show: "Don’t worry. This is what [private] jets are for."
Jail selfie. pic.twitter.com/l01qB8oLrmJail selfie. pic.twitter.com/l01qB8oLrm
Though Khalifa's recreational activities are not exactly a secret –his breakthrough album was called Rolling Papers - he admitted last year that he tries to keep it behind closed doors. "I'm pretty precautious," he told CNN. "I'm [only smoking] in the back - you might smell me, you not gonna see me though." Though Khalifa's recreational activities are not exactly a secret – his breakthrough album was called Rolling Papers – he admitted last year that he tries to keep it behind closed doors. "I'm pretty precautious," he told CNN. "I'm [only smoking] in the back. You might smell me, [but] you not gonna see me."
El Paso has form for busting celebrities with marijuana; sheriffs there arrested Willie Nelson in 2010. El Paso has form for busting celebrities with marijuana: in 2010, sheriffs there arrested Willie Nelson.