The amount was well above the legal limit that can be transported across EU borders undeclared.
Less than a week after being stopped by police in Sweden, rapper Snoop Dogg has reportedly had another run-in with European authorities. According to news agency ANSA the rapper was stopped on Saturday by financial police in southern Italy while carrying $422,000 in cash.
Snoop Dogg was stopped by customs officers in Italy.
Snoop is currently on a tour of Europe, having played in Calabria on Friday night and he is scheduled to perform Sunday at the Kendal Calling Festival in England. According to his lawyer Andrea Parisi, Snoop will have to pay a fine over the incident.
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“We clarified everything from a legal point of view,” Parisi told Reuters on Saturday. “The money came from concerts he had performed around Europe. There was no crime; it was just an administrative infraction.” The rapper was said to have been given half of the $422,000 back while the rest was being held by Italian authorities until the amount of the fine was determined.
Less than a week ago Snoop was briefly stopped in Sweden on suspicion of drug use after a concert near Stockholm. The rapper was reportedly questioned and tested for suspected drug use with authorities saying the test results would not be available for some time.
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After the incident Snoop claimed he was a victim of racial profiling by Swedish police and posted a video on Instagram where he said, ‘They made me pee in a cup – didn’t find s**t. No case, no nothing.’ The rapper has since vowed never to return to the country.
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