Kodak Black was arrested Friday night (July 15) following felony drug charges in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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The rapper was stopped by Florida Highway Patrol over expired tags and over-tinted windows on his SUV, according to TMZ. After the routine traffic stop, police smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle prompting a search that unearthed 31 oxycodone pills and nearly $75,000 in cash.
Kodak was charged with a felony one charge of trafficking oxycodone and a lesser charge of possession of a controlled substance, according to the Broward Country clerk. The “Silent Hill” rapper remains behind bars while awaiting a bail hearing.
The arrest is the latest in a string of legal issues Kodak Black has faced in recent years—most notably a 46-month prison sentence in November of 2019 for falsifying information on federal firearms forms. The sentence was ultimately commuted in January 2021 by then-President Donald Trump on his last full day in office.
Kodak previously served a seven-month sentence in a Florida prison on charges of marijuana possession, child neglect, grand theft of a firearm, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He has racked up quite the charge record with a number of weapon possessions, armed robbery, sexual assault, probation violations, and fleeing from officers.
The rapper was tried earlier this year for a sexual misconduct case in April but did not serve any jail time due to a plea deal.
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