Snoop Dogg arrested for possession of marijuana
(CBS) Snoop Dogg was reportedly busted for possession of marijuana after being stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint while driving through Texas over the weekend.
The rapper was stopped at 3 a.m. at a checkpoint located in Sierra Blanca, a small town outside of El Paso, Texas, police tell E! News.
While conducting a routine search, the officers say they smelled a strong odor of marijuana and decided to do a more thorough inspection, reports the site. A police dog found a prescription bottle containing joints, in addition to two other containers of pot weighing a total of .13 pounds, reports E!.
The 40-year-old was cited for misdemeanor drug possession and detained, but was released and openly admitted that the marijuana was his.
According to his Twitter account, Snoop was in San Antonio to attend the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
He is due back in court Jan. 20.