He was one among the many concert-goers and artist performers who were arrested on drug-related charges during the Uppsala Reggae Festival in Sweden over the weekend.
- Aug 12, 2008
AceShowbiz - Another day, another brand new report of arrest emerges. Sean Paul is the latest public figure who has a run-in with the law. The Jamaican singer was arrested on drug charges during the Uppsala Reggae Festival in Sweden over the weekend.
Paul was taken into custody Friday, August 8 on suspicion of possessing narcotics, TMZ reports. The site furthermore claims that there were 200 to 300 other people brought in from the fest on drug-related charges. Ten artists who were tapped to perform on the show were also taken downtown for questioning.
Police said that they collected evidence at the scene and an investigation is currently underway. Results are expected to be in within a month.
Representative for Paul has no comment on that matter and there have yet words on his whereabout.
Paul is best known as a Grammy Award-winning Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He rose to stardom with his single "Get Busy" from second album "Dutty Rock." He is currently working on another LP, tentatively titled "The Next Thing" which not yet has a release date.
