Rapper Nelly’s tour bus was detained at the Sierra Blanca border control checkpoint yesterday where cops uncovered 36 bags of heroin totaling .64 ounces, ten pounds of weed and a loaded .45 caliber handgun, according to the AP.
In a statement to the AP, Nelly said that he was not aware of the contraband and the weapon belonged to a member of his staff. “Neither I nor anyone else on the tour bus was aware of his decision to bring these.”
The “Hot in Herre” rapper tweeted a much more colorful statement about the incident yesterday: “I’m not gone front I’m MAD as Hell about this sh#t!!2have some1 who works 4u n who u call a friend 4 ova 10years jeopardize ur life WTF?”
Brian Keith Jones, one of the seven tour bus passengers, reportedly confessed that all the contraband belonged to him. He was taken into police custody in Texas and Nelly and the other passengers were let go, TMZ reported.
The West Texas checkpoint is notorious for stopping celebs like Willie Nelson, Armie Hammer, Snoop Dogg and most recently Fiona Apple.