T.I. and Tameka Cottle were arrested shortly after midnight this morning and booked for the alleged possession of a controlled substance. From TMZ:
Law enforcement sources tell us L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies pulled over the multi-platinum selling rapper and his wife in a Maybach on Sunset Boulevard around 10:30PM. Deputies say they smelled marijuana, and after searching the vehicle they arrested T.I. and Tameka.
The couple just got married on July 30 in Miami, and T.I. — real name Clifford Harris Jr. — is on probation after doing seven months in prison on federal weapons charges.
We’re told T.I. and Tameka are in custody right now. Bail amount is $10,000.
Update: TMZ now has photos and video of the incident…also, it’s a possibility that the controlled substance found was includes methamphetamines and ecstasy. Damn, son.
2nd Update: TMZ suggests through photos that lean (codeine and promethazine) might have been the drug in question.
3rd Update: Now the cops are claiming ecstasy.
