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08-02-2015, 09:34 PM
Snoop Dogg just can't seem to catch a break lately.
The rapper, who was arrested on suspicion of illegal drug use in Sweden last week (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/snoop-dogg-arrested-in-sweden_55b51421e4b0a13f9d18d7a4), found himself in the middle of another dilemma while leaving Italy on Saturday.
A police source told CNN the rapper was found with $422,820 in U.S. cash (http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/01/entertainment/snoop-dogg-italy-feat/index.html?sr=fb08115snoopdoggitalyfeat803pStoryGa lLink) during a normal check at Lamezia Terme, an airport in Calabria. However, passengers traveling through Italy are only legally allowed to carry 10,000 euros ($11,010) without declaring it.
When they found the money, Italian Finance Police seized $205,933 (http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/01/entertainment/snoop-dogg-italy-feat/index.html?sr=fb08115snoopdoggitalyfeat803pStoryGa lLink), according to the source who spoke to CNN.
The cash was seized under Italian anti-money laundering codes (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/11778563/Snoop-Dogg-stopped-by-Italian-customs-carrying-420000-in-cash.html), and should eventually be returned minus the cost of any fines, according to the Telegraph.
The 43-year-old, who was in Italy for a performance in Montepaone, told police the excess cash was to pay his band for concerts in Italy and elsewhere, CNN reported.
"We clarified everything from a legal point of view," Snoop's lawyer, (http://www.vibe.com/2015/08/italian-police-officers-seize-snoop-dogg-money/)Andrea Parisi, said in a statement. "The money came from concerts he had performed around Europe. There was no crime; it was just an administrative infraction."
The "So Many Pros" rapper is currently performing across the EU and is slated to stop in England next for the Kendal Calling festival (http://www.kendalcalling.co.uk/lineup/2015/).
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The rapper, who was arrested on suspicion of illegal drug use in Sweden last week (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/snoop-dogg-arrested-in-sweden_55b51421e4b0a13f9d18d7a4), found himself in the middle of another dilemma while leaving Italy on Saturday.
A police source told CNN the rapper was found with $422,820 in U.S. cash (http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/01/entertainment/snoop-dogg-italy-feat/index.html?sr=fb08115snoopdoggitalyfeat803pStoryGa lLink) during a normal check at Lamezia Terme, an airport in Calabria. However, passengers traveling through Italy are only legally allowed to carry 10,000 euros ($11,010) without declaring it.
When they found the money, Italian Finance Police seized $205,933 (http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/01/entertainment/snoop-dogg-italy-feat/index.html?sr=fb08115snoopdoggitalyfeat803pStoryGa lLink), according to the source who spoke to CNN.
The cash was seized under Italian anti-money laundering codes (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/11778563/Snoop-Dogg-stopped-by-Italian-customs-carrying-420000-in-cash.html), and should eventually be returned minus the cost of any fines, according to the Telegraph.
The 43-year-old, who was in Italy for a performance in Montepaone, told police the excess cash was to pay his band for concerts in Italy and elsewhere, CNN reported.
"We clarified everything from a legal point of view," Snoop's lawyer, (http://www.vibe.com/2015/08/italian-police-officers-seize-snoop-dogg-money/)Andrea Parisi, said in a statement. "The money came from concerts he had performed around Europe. There was no crime; it was just an administrative infraction."
The "So Many Pros" rapper is currently performing across the EU and is slated to stop in England next for the Kendal Calling festival (http://www.kendalcalling.co.uk/lineup/2015/).
Also on HuffPost:
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