LaRon Louis James, a Dipset rapper who is better known with his stage name, Juelz Santana is being charged with multiple offenses that include possession of a firearm and a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a handgun without having a permit, possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance, and possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance within 1,000 feet of a school zone.
Authorities suspected Santana as a member of the Bloods street gang, so officials decided to raid his New Jersey studio, Santana’s World on January 20. The raid turned up two fully loaded handguns, drug paraphernalia and 17 Ziploc bags containing “a greenish brown vegetation, consistent with the appearance of Marijuana.”
Juelz Santana is currently being held at the Bergen County jail on $125,000 bail.
Due to the said raid, Santana missed a performance in Chicago this past Sunday. “I definitely want to apologize. It’s some legal issues, man. I know it’s been all over the Internet, police been up in my studio. I had to deal with that, so a couple days, just checking myself,” said Santana. “Stayed doing a couple things. I managed to miss the show in Chicago, but Chi-town, you already know I love y’all, man.”, he explained.
