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American Rapper Bags 6 Yrs Jail Term For Drug Trafficking

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American rapper Fetty Wap was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for trafficking drugs across the United States.

The “Trap Queen” rapper born Willie Junior Maxwell II pleaded guilty last year to distributing and possessing cocaine.

New York prosecutors said he was part of a ring of six men that distributed more than 100 kilograms of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine across Long Island and New Jersey between June 2019 and June 2020.

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The men obtained the drugs on America’s west coast and used the United States Postal Service and drivers with hidden vehicle compartments to transport the narcotics to New York.

The substances were then distributed to dealers who sold them on Long Island and in New Jersey.

The Justice Department described Maxwell, 31, as “a kilogram-level redistributor for the trafficking organization.”

The rapper was arrested in October 2021 at the Citi Field baseball stadium in Queens, New York, where he had been scheduled to perform at a music festival.

Prosecutors said that searches during their investigation had recovered approximately $1.5 million in cash, 16 kilograms of cocaine, two kilograms of heroin, numerous fentanyl pills and several guns.

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Maxwell will also be subject to five years of post-release supervision, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York said in a statement.

One of Maxwell’s co-defendants, a New Jersey prison officer, was sentenced to six years in March for his role in the scheme. The other four co-defendants have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

Maxwell gained recognition when his debut single “Trap Queen” reached number two on the US charts in 2015.

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Junior Pope: Twist As Movie Producer Debunks Man’s Claim Of Being Captain Of Ill-fated Boat

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Movie producer, Stanley, has said the man in a viral video claiming to be the captain of the boat that claimed the lives of Junior Pope and four others, is a content creator and not the captain of the boat.

In the viral video, the man alleged that the late actor refused to rent a life jacket, saying he doesn’t have money.

He also alleged that the deceased actor and some others on the boat refused to appease the powers of the river, insisting that they were children of God.

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He said he was able to come out alive because he could swim and that he was also able to save a lady who was on the boat.

However, Stanley said the man is a content creator and made the video to chase clout.

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Boat Mishap: ‘This Is My Story’ – Movie Producer, Adanma Luke, Breaks Silence [VIDEO]

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Adanma Luke, the producer of the movie Jnr Pope and four others were working on before they died in a boat mishap on April 10, has broken her silence.

In a video she posted on her Instagram page, Adanma said she was also supposed to be on the ill-fated boat. She captioned the video ;

‘’Why me? Life Jacket was free”

While speaking, she said she has not been quiet since the unfortunate incident.

Her words: ‘’I have been so traumatized, so cold. This whole thing still feels like a dream to me.

“I have not been able to make any statement since because we have been trying to recover the bodies.

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“I have been providing fuel money to those that have been looking for the bodies. I provided caskets, ambulances to make sure the bodies were conveyed to their villages to the families that wanted it to be done.

“I have not been quiet. I have been doing things just so these people can rest.

“It is so sad this had to happen on my set. I blame myself because I would have been doing my thing in Lagos. I blame myself for coming to Asaba.

“I was supposed to be on that boat. My production manager was calling me to bring the memory card so they could start filming and I told him to come and collect it. He said ‘Mama, you know this place is far, just bring it for us’. I said why haven’t you people crossed? Why haven’t you people gone to work? He said they were waiting for Junior Pope to arrive.

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“Before now, on the 9th, they went there on their own. Junior Pope came on his own. On this 10th, while I was getting ready to go drop the card with them, I was accompanied by my brother’s two children who were supposed to be with me on that boat together. On getting there, I saw Emeka. He was my DOP. He was just sitting. I was surprised because I didn’t see others.

“I asked him what is it? People surrounded him. He was quiet. I said Emeka, talk to me, what is it? why haven’t you crossed? Where is Ogolo? Where is everybody? has JP come? He was quiet.

Emeka now said ‘”JP Don go! Abigail don go! Friday don go! Precious don go! I still did not understand what he meant by that. I said Emeka what do you mean? Don go where? He said ‘’Them dey inside water!””

Adanma said she wanted to go into the water to search for them but was held back.

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Jnr Pope: ‘That Guy No Suppose Knack Bell’ – Boat Captain Narrates His Own Side Of Story [VIDEO]

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A man who claims to be the captain of the boat which capsized and claimed the life of actor Junior Pope and four others has come out to share his own side of the story.

In a viral video, the man alleged that the late actor refused to rent a life jacket.

He said when Jnr Pope and others were advised to hire  life jacket, he(Jnr Pope) said he doesn’t have money, and that his producer supposed to make provision for that.

He added that when they put a call across to the producer on the need for life jacket, she said anything river doesn’t appear on her script so there was no way should could make such provision.

The man also alleged that the deceased actor and some others on the boat refused to appease the powers of the river, insisting that they were children of God.

READ ALSO: Junior Pope: ‘Our Boat Captain Hit Fisherman’s Canoe’ – Survived Actor Narrates How It Happened [VIDEO]

He said he was able to come out alive because he could swim and that he was also able to save a lady who was on the boat.

He added: “Forget about say today na Eke day or so, wetin happen say, that guy wey wear tattoo no suppose knack bell, he no suppose knack the bell inside river that day at all.”

Watch a video of him speaking below…

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