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DMX's freedom apparently is short lived. Three days after getting busted for a months-old traffic violation; including speeding and reckless driving among others, the rap artist was arrested again on Friday morning, May 9 on drug and animal-cruelty charges following months of investigation into the discovery of a dozen malnourished pit bulls and a large weapons cache at his Cave Creek, Arizona, home back in late August 2007.

According to the Maricopa County sheriff's office, a SWAT team executed a search warrant on DMX's Cave Creek, Ariz., residence at about 3 A.M. Friday only to find even more weapons and drugs, which ultimately led to the filing of an additional drug possession charge. Police, additionally, removed five other pit bull puppies from the rapper's home and took them to a nearby prison, where they will be cared for by female inmates.

DMX, according to the explanation given by the authorities, tried to barricade himself in his bedroom at the time of the search warrant but eventually came out, offered no further resistance, and was booked. Concerning his Friday arrest, DMX is facing seven misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and four felony drug possession charges, TMZ reports.

Has had several other run-ins with the law, DMX was arrested on Tuesday, May 6 for racing his car on Arizona highway at upwards of 114 miles per hour (183 kph) way back on January 21. Was taken into custody without incident, he had been released on bond the following day. No details just yet on his next arraignment.