(Trump-pardoned rapper) Kodak Black arrested on cocaine charges in Florida

Original reporting: Kodak Black arrested in Plantation for allegedly possessing cocaine, evidence tampering (WFOR-TV/CBS Miami)

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Source: BBC

Kodak Black arrested on cocaine charges in Florida

8 December 2023

By Jasmine Sandhar
BBC Newsbeat

Rapper Kodak Black, who was pardoned three years ago by Donald Trump, has been arrested in Florida on drugs charges.

Officers said they noticed a strong smell of marijuana from a black Bentley SUV with the 26-year-old asleep at the wheel inside.

According to CBS News, police found a white powder later confirmed to be cocaine when they searched the vehicle.

Black, appeared in court on Thursday and was freed on a $75,000 bond.

The rapper, real name Bill Kapri, was accused of possession of cocaine, tampering with physical evidence and improperly stopping or parking a vehicle.

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