Rapper Kodak Black arrested on drug trafficking charge in central Florida
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Key Points:
- Rapper Kodak Black, real name Bill Kapri, was arrested in Orange County, Florida, on a felony charge of trafficking MDMA and pleaded not guilty, with bond set at $75,000.
- The arrest followed a November police encounter in Orlando where officers found MDMA, $37,000 in cash, and documents linked to Kapri in a searched vehicle after reports of gunshots.
- Kapri has a history of legal issues, including previous arrests for drug-related charges and probation violations, and was ordered to drug rehab in 2023 after testing positive for fentanyl.
- In 2021, then-President Donald Trump commuted Kapri’s federal prison sentence for falsifying documents to buy weapons, after he served about half the term.
- As a rapper, Kodak Black has sold over 30 million singles, with notable hits like “Super Gremlin,” which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2022.
