Police who arrested Lil Wayne last Monday on drug charges say the rapper was in possession of several unlabeled prescription bottles - one containing 60 pills of Alprazolama, a generic form of Xanax that is used to treat anxiety disorders and panic attacks; another containing 59 hydrocodone pills, a narcotic analgesic used to relieve pain.
According to a copy of Wayne’s arrest report police are charging him with possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance. The 23-year-old was released from Georgia’s Fulton County Jail on $11,000 bond following his arrest.
The arrest report further states that Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter, was staying at the Twelve Hotel in Atlanta's Atlantic Station when an employee entered his room to check the security system. The worker said he noticed a gallon-size bag of what he believed to be marijuana; he also told police he smelled a "heavy odor of marijuana." The hotel's manager was summoned to the room and also claimed he smelled marijuana. Carter ordered both men to leave his room and fastened the security latch behind them. Police were called shortly thereafter.
Officers arrived and searched the room after the rapper gave his consent for them to enter, the report stated. The prescription pills were found inside a small duffel bag, while the marijuana joints were uncovered in the room's garbage can. A small amount of marijuana was also discovered in the room's refrigerator, according to the report.
A second man, Derrick Lawrence, 37, was also charged with possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana. The arrest report claims that Lawrence was in Carter's room at the time, but his relationship to the rapper is unclear. The report also lists both men as being under the influence of drugs at the time of the arrests.
According to a copy of Wayne’s arrest report police are charging him with possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance. The 23-year-old was released from Georgia’s Fulton County Jail on $11,000 bond following his arrest.
The arrest report further states that Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter, was staying at the Twelve Hotel in Atlanta's Atlantic Station when an employee entered his room to check the security system. The worker said he noticed a gallon-size bag of what he believed to be marijuana; he also told police he smelled a "heavy odor of marijuana." The hotel's manager was summoned to the room and also claimed he smelled marijuana. Carter ordered both men to leave his room and fastened the security latch behind them. Police were called shortly thereafter.
Officers arrived and searched the room after the rapper gave his consent for them to enter, the report stated. The prescription pills were found inside a small duffel bag, while the marijuana joints were uncovered in the room's garbage can. A small amount of marijuana was also discovered in the room's refrigerator, according to the report.
A second man, Derrick Lawrence, 37, was also charged with possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana. The arrest report claims that Lawrence was in Carter's room at the time, but his relationship to the rapper is unclear. The report also lists both men as being under the influence of drugs at the time of the arrests.
