Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges in Probation Violation – Billboard

The rapper, who famously flipped on his former gangmates in return for leniency, has again breached the terms of his probation and will soon face new punishment. Tekashi 6ix9ine performs during the MiamiBash 2021 at FTX Arena on December 17, 2021 in Miami, Florida. John Parra/GI Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has pleaded guilty to violating his supervised release by possessing cocaine and MDMA, his second such breach of a plea deal he struck with prosecutors in 2018 to testify against his former Brooklyn gangmates. The new charges stem from a raid on the rapper’s Miami home in March. In public statements at the time, the rapper (real name Daniel Hernandez) said that officers had seized firearms and drugs during the incident, but he denied any wrongdoing. According to court records, the 29-year-old rapper appeared Wednesday in Paul A. Engelmayer’s federal courtroom, where he admitted to two counts of drug possession in violation of his supervised release. Those charges are linked to cocaine and MDMA — the party drug known as Molly or ecstasy — found during the raid. Trending on Billboard In return for the guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to drop two additional counts Tekashi was facing. He’ll be sentenced in
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