Afroman was once again caught up in marijuana misfortunes, this time while trying to cross the Canadian border back to the United States.The Palmdale rapper was reportedly summoned and detained by U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday, June 20 for possession of marijuana and large amounts of cash TMZ.
After a series of Canadian tours, Afroman and his team are attempting to enter upstate New York from the St. Lawrence River port of entry for an upcoming show. The FBI reportedly found $10,000 in cash as well as a small amount of personal marijuana.
during an interview TMZ, Afroman claimed he only had one bottle of marijuana pain relief lotion because he gave almost all of it to his fans and the housekeeper at the hotel where he was staying, although his DJ was also found to have some marijuana gummies. The artist said he was held at the border for five hours and fined $500 for lotion, while his DJ was also fined $500 for fudge. No arrests were made.
Avroman has also had some recent run-ins with other laws. He was recently indicted by the Adams County, Ohio police for using footage from his August 2022 home search in several of his music videos. The raid was carried out on baseless suspicions of kidnapping and drug trafficking, which have not yet been resolved.
Still, Afroman intends to run for president in 2024 as an independent, promising to be “our cannabis commander in chief.” our head of state. “
Afroman will play a show at the Water Shed Concert Hall in Rochester tonight, June 22nd. He’ll go on to Virginia and Illinois before heading to Los Angeles to kick off his West Coast dates.get tickets here.