Lil Wayne was arrested on three felony drug charges Wednesday after federal agents said they found illegal drugs, including cocaine, on his charter bus at a checkpoint in southwestern Arizona.The rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., spent the day at the Yuma County jail on the state drug charges before being released,
The 25-year-old faces charges of possession of dangerous drugs, narcotics and drug paraphernalia.
A Border Patrol dog alerted agents to the presence of illegal drugs on the bus. Among what the search yielded: nearly 4 ounces of marijuana and just over an ounce of cocaine, as well as drug paraphernalia.
DEA agents arrested Carter, who was traveling with 11 others.