Juelz Santana Arrested - Guns and Drugs Charges

Rapper Juelz Santana, whose 2003 single “There It Go (The Whistle Song)” reached the Billboard Top 10, has been arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges after a 10-month investigation, authorities said Wednesday.

Santana was being held at the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack on Wednesday on $125,000 bail.

A search warrant executed last month at Santana’s Washington Avenue recording studio turned up two fully-loaded 9mm handguns and 17 bags of suspected marijuana, said John L. Molinelli, the Bergen County prosecutor.
Santana, 28, of Teaneck, whose real name is Laron James, was charged on Wednesday with 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.
Santana is also believed to be a member of the Bloods street gang, Molinelli said.
Santana was being held at the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack on Wednesday on $125,000 bail.
The same raid led to the arrest of an associate, Toby M. Raynor, who raps under the name Hynief and is believed to be a member of Santana’s “Skull Gang.”