Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg was
on Friday the last day of July apprehended by Italian Authorities as he
prepared to board a private plane bound for Britain with $422,000 in
cash in his luggage, said an Italian lawyer representing the
entertainer.
In the European Union, the maximum
amount of undeclared cash one can take on board a plane is 10,000 euros.
Snoop Dogg, who has been touring Europe after releasing the album
"Bush" earlier this year, will have to pay a fine, said Andrea Parisi,
his lawyer.
"We clarified everything from a legal
point of view. The money came from concerts he had performed around
Europe. There was no crime; it was just an administrative infraction,"
Parisi told Reuters on Saturday.
Half of the cash
was given back to Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, while
the other half is being held by Italian authorities until the amount of
the fine is determined, Parisi said.
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