Sauce Walka is back in trouble with the law after allegedly being arrested in Miami on drug charges.
According to Daily Loud, the Houston rapper was caught with 66 grammes of marijuana hidden inside his backpack. He is also said to have a bench warrant for driving without a licence.
Sauce (real name Albert Mondane) was charged with intent to sell, manufacture, and deliver cannabis, according to Raphouse TV. According to No Jumper, his bail was set at $5,000, which he posted.
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Sauce Walka’s latest run-in with the law follows the December arrest of several members of The Sauce Factory (TSF) on racketeering charges.
According to FOX 26 Houston, a number of alleged members of TSF — founded by Walka — were arrested just before Christmas for various crimes after an FBI and Houston Police Department investigation.
The crimes included drug trafficking, possessing a “Glock switch,” and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Anthony Ketchum (35), Anthony Yezeno-Hopkins (38), Brandon Milson (32), Hassani Mills (34), Jaylyn Pinson (29), Josue Rodriguez (32), Keith Moore (34), Michael Henry (32), Myles Smith (23), Robert Thomas (29), Sterling Brumant (26), Titus Baisey (35) and Toree White (27) were all arrested as part of the investigation (26). Sauce Walka was not one of those detained.
Except for Thomas and Rodriguez, all of the men have been charged with possession with intent to deliver meth and face up to life in prison and fines of up to $10 million.
Thomas is accused of illegally possessing a Glock auto switch, while Rodriguez is accused of possessing a Ruger 5.7 mm firearm.
Sauce Walka isn’t the only high-profile rapper facing drug charges right now. Kodak Black was wanted by police in Florida last month for violating his bail conditions after failing a drug test.
On February 8, police believe the Pompano Beach native failed a drug test. The tests revealed traces of fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic opioid that took the lives of fellow rappers Mac Miller, Juice WRLD, and Lil Peep.
Kodak was ordered to check himself into a rehab facility after appearing in court earlier this week.
Kodak’s attorneys argued in court that their client had never tested positive for Fentanyl and was seeking treatment for other drug addictions. Bradford Cohen, the rapper’s lawyer, claimed that the lab may have mixed up his urine sample due to a star-struck employee handling the tests.
The employee testified that it was possible that an error in the tests occurred. Judge Barbara Duffy took notice and informed Kodak that a hair sample could be taken to determine whether he had drugs in his system, but he refused and was sentenced to 30 days in rehab.
