MIAMI, FL. (THECOUNT) — The private jet belonging to rapper Lil Wayne, was raided by federal officials Monday night after receiving a tip about the plane being used to traffic drugs.
The jet landed in Miami on Monday and was detained by federal agents who later found drugs and a firearm on the aircraft, according to law enforcement sources. Charges could be filed in federal court.
Miami-Dade Police had received a tip about weapons and marijuana possibly being transported on Wayne’s plane, and then alerted federal authorities so they could obtain a search warrant to inspect the aircraft at Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport, the sources said. During the search, investigators found cocaine and a gun, reports MiamiHerald.
The federal search, which included investigators with the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other agencies, was carried out Monday evening. Miami-Dade police officers also took part in the search.
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