Julez Santana is officially the first mainstream rapper to be arrested in 2011.
The rapper was arrested today for several drug and weapons charges steaming from a 10-month investigation by Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Gang Unit. The rapper’s studio was raided by authorities just a few weeks ago.
Santana, real name Laron James, is currently being held at the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack N.J. on 125,000 bail.
Julez charges are as follows: Being in possession of a firearm and a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a handgun without having a permit, and possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance within 1,000 feet of a school zone.