Snoop Dog Detained and Cash Seized At An Italian Airport
Rap star Snoop Dogg was detained by police in Italy after he was found to be carrying $422,000 (€384,000) in cash.
Barely a week the music star was arrested in Sweden on suspicion of illegal drug usage, the 43-year-old rapper com singer was stopped at an airport in Calabria, southern Italy, following a recent concert. He is scheduled to perform on Sunday at the Kendal Calling Festival in England.
Travelers passing through airports in the European Union must declare sums of cash that are over €10,000.
Snoop Dogg was stopped as he prepared to board a private plane and Italian police seized his cash. According to his lawyer, Andrea Parisi, Snoop will have to pay a fine over the incident.
“The money came from concerts he had performed around Europe. There was no crime, it was just an administrative procedure.
The rapper was said to have been given half of his money back while the rest was being held by Italian authorities until the amount of the fine was determined.
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