Celebrity Justice
Sean Paul Gets Irie, Gets Busted in Sweden

Posted Aug 11th 2008 5:14PM by TMZ Staff

Singer Sean Paul has been popped on drug charges at -- where else? -- a reggae concert in Sweden this weekend. Smoke 'em if you got 'em!

Swedish cops tell us Paul was brought from the huge Uppsala Reggae Festival to a local police station on suspicion of possessing narcotics. We hear 200-300 people also were brought in from the Fest this weekend, also on drug-related charges.

In addition to concertgoers, police say ten (!) artists performing at the show also were hauled in for questioning -- they later were released.

Cops tell us they have sent all "evidence" to a lab for testing, and will have results in a month.

Reps for Sean Paul had no comment.

Stay tuned ...

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Wacky & Weird


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1. The Festival organizer should be fired. The Festival was supposed to be book in Amsterdam!!!!

Posted at 5:49PM on Aug 11th 2008 by Paula

2. WTF?? Reggae and weed are like peanut butter and jelly!! Give the poor guy a break. Sweden officials must be bored and have nothing else better to do!

Posted at 5:58PM on Aug 11th 2008 by MommyWhatsADoucheBag?

3. Man when this man said "Just gimme the light and pass the Dro" DUH!!! Yeah this needed to had been in Amsterdam. Geez I can't listen to any Reggae or Dancehall artist without sparkin one. It's like a requirement of the Music. Section 420 sheez

Posted at 6:11PM on Aug 11th 2008 by Cosigning And Cheerleading

4. What did they expect holy water to be passed around!!

Posted at 6:15PM on Aug 11th 2008 by ghetto boy

5. Are they really wasting their time busting party goers at a Reggae show? How silly. That's part of Reggae nation, smoking weed and having a good time. And to go as far as busting the talent for the show, crime in that country must be at an all time low. I guess I won't be going there to smoke weed.

Clint of the mountain

Posted at 6:18PM on Aug 11th 2008 by clint of the mountain

6. i cant stand him or his music!!!!

Posted at 6:24PM on Aug 11th 2008 by renee

7. Im from Sweden and I can tell you that this has gone over the media alot!
@2: The Swedish police dont have anything better to do at the moment. All other Festivals of the year begins next week.
Zero tollerance. Stupid.

Posted at 11:58PM on Aug 11th 2008 by Oscar

8. Weed at a reggae festival? Now who could have planned for that.

Posted at 12:39AM on Aug 12th 2008 by Hairy_Yambag

9. Sweeden Sucks!!!
Throwing a party like that and not expexting Ganja In There Is Insane!!!

Posted at 2:57PM on Aug 12th 2008 by Bub Marley

10. TOKE UP SEAN!!!!!!!!!! YEA...

Posted at 3:24PM on Aug 12th 2008 by DUMB

11. Im surprised this guy is still performing.... Has he come out with ANYTHING recently?

Posted at 9:31PM on Aug 12th 2008 by supergrrl

12. WTF!! BURN BABYLON, IT IS A CRIMINAL ACT AND OPPRESSIVE ACT TO MAKE A PLANT OF MOTHER EARTH, NO MATTER ITS USES, ILLIGAL.

SUPER GRRL, SUPER IGNORENT QUESTION, HES FKING TOURING AND YOU THINK HE HAS NO NEW RIDDIMS? BOMBOCLAT'IDIAT!!

Posted at 6:28PM on Aug 14th 2008 by 12tribesZim