Louisiana State Police Nabs Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson and several other musicians were charged with misdemeanor drug possession by Louisiana State Police after a search of their tour bus on Monday turned up marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms.
State police spokesman Willie Williams said the bus was stopped early on Monday morning about 7 miles east of Lafayette, Louisiana, on Interstate Highway 10 for a routine commercial inspection, and a state trooper smelled marijuana inside the bus.
“When the door was opened and the trooper began to speak to the driver, he smelled the strong odor of marijuana”
State Police seized about 1-1/2 pounds of marijuana and 1/5 of a pound of mushrooms from the bus.
“There were enough drugs on the bus to merit a felony charge of distribution if they had been found in one person’s possesion. However all five people on the bus claimed the drugs as their own, so each was charged with misdemeanors.”
“Nelson and four other passengers on the bus were cited for possession and released, while the driver had his commercial driving privileges suspended in addition to being cited for possession. Nelson faces possible jail time of up to six months and an unspecified fine. There was no trouble whatsoever,” Williams said. “They were all cooperative.”
A spokesman for the acused dope user Willie Nelson said “she had no information about the arrest”.
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