Nellys Tour Bus Raided
Last night Nelly and his entourage were stopped near a U.S. Border Patrol Checkpoint located in Sierra Blanca, Texas and their tour bus was searched by the K9’s. Unluckily for Nelly and his crew, the tour bus raid resulted in the discovery of 10.4lbs of vacuum sealed marijuana, .64 oz of heroin, and a loaded .45 cal pistol. This is not the first tour bus to be raided at this location. Just last month, Fiona Apple was arrested when her tour bus was searched at this same location! Word on the street is this has become one “hot-spot” for tour bus raids.. Celebrities beware!
Being on the road for long periods of time can be stressful for any artist, so it is pretty common for musicians and celebrities to make sure they have a nice stock of party supplies on deck. However,when the Nellys tour bus raided 10lbs of kush… I guess they “smoke big”!
Check Out the Press Release below.
Nellys Tour Bus Raid
On October 10, 2012 at approximately 8 pm. a 2007 Black Prevost Tour Bus that records later would reveal it belonged to Cornell Iral Haynes, a.k.a Nelly, who was onboard at the time, traveling eastbound on I-10 approached the U.S. Border Patrol Checkpoint located in Sierra Blanca, Texas. During a routine check of U.S. citizenship the inspecting Border Patrol agent, a canine detected the presence of concealed humans and/or controlled substances emitting from the seams of the main entrance of the vehicle and requested the driver to pull into the secondary inspection lane for further inspection. The agent requested all subjects to exit the bus so that a canine working the checkpoint could conduct an inspection of the vehicle. Upon entering the bus the canine alerted to a cardboard box. A further search produced a small plastic container containing marijuana, and (36) very small Ziploc bags containing Heroin and a loaded .45 cal pistol. At that time all seven occupants of the vehicle were detained and read their Miranda Warning Rights. Upon further inspection of the canine alerted to an outside lower compartment of the vehicle–after accessing the compartment agents found a large green-duffle bag containing (9) vacuum sealed bags containing marijuana. (Total weight of the marijuana seized was 10.4 lbs and weight of the Heroin was a total of .64 ounces). At that time Brian Keith Jones freely admitted that the controlled substances along with the weapon belonged to him and he was placed under arrest by U.S. Border Patrol agents and detained. The vehicle and all subjects except for Jones were released from the checkpoint and allowed to travel with no further incident. At approximately 930pm the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Office was contacted and upon arrival, Mr. Jones was taken into custody and transported to the Hudspeth County jail and is currently awaiting a bond-hearing expected to take place later today or tomorrow.
Nellys Tour Bus Raided
