Lil Baby Released From French Police After Weed Arrest, Rapper To Pay Fine For Incident
July 9 2021, Published 10:30 a.m. ET
Lil Baby has been released from jail after being taken into custody for several hours by French police.
According to local reports, law enforcement revealed the 26-year-old rapper was let go after agreeing to pay the authorities a fine over the incident.
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Lil Baby and NBA star James Harden have been hanging out together for Paris Fashion Week. On Thursday, the two had been taking in the sights with a group of their friends.
During their day adventure, a car carrying Lil Baby and a couple of his friends was pulled over by police. The officers claimed they smelled marijuana coming out of the car.
As a result, Lil Baby and his friends were taken out of the vehicle and had their property searched. Officers reportedly found a vaping device that contained marijuana. Police claim to have found 20 grams of weed.
A spokesperson for the police department told the rapper Lil Baby was arrested along with one other person on a drug charge. Harden was not arrested during the incident.