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Cops are dropping the hammer on Young Thug ... he's reportedly been slapped with drugs and weapons violations after a raid at his home.

Police executed a search warrant on Wednesday at the mansion in Sandy Springs, outside Atlanta. TMZ has learned cops issued the following arrest warrants after the search:

- felony cocaine possession
- felony marijuana possession
- 3 counts felony gun possession

Thugger and Birdman have also been tied to the alleged Lil Wayne tour bus shooter.

YT was already in police custody. As we told you ... U.S. Marshals arrested him Wednesday for terroristic threats involving a mall security officer.

Birdman and Young Thug are connected to a plot to kill Lil Wayne ... which went down the night Wayne's tour bus got shot up in Atlanta ... according to cops.

The explosive allegation comes in the indictment for Jimmy Carlton Winfrey -- the guy busted for firing at Wayne's bus back in April. According to the docs, moments after Winfrey shot up the bus in Atlanta ... he called a phone owned by Birdman.

Adding further suspicion -- after that call, Winfrey drove to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel ... where Wayne's entourage stopped after the shooting. Cops don't say it in the indictment, but the insinuation is Winfrey was told to go finish the job ... but as we reported, police had met Wayne's entourage at the hotel to investigate the shooting.

TMZ broke the story ... Winfrey has been Young Thug's tour manager. Cops also point out that Winfrey is seen brandishing an assault rifle in Thug's "Halftime" music video ... which includes lyrics threatening to shoot Wayne in the head.

Birdman and Thug have not been charged with any crime -- but the indictment makes it clear cops think they're closely tied to the shooter.

Chris Brown was not only targeted by the robbers who staged a bold home invasion robbery early Wednesday ... we're told they actually followed him and broke in while he was clubbing.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, the robbers told Chris' aunt shortly after breaking in, they knew he was at a Hollywood nightclub and needed to move fast before Chris came home.

We posted video, showing Chris leaving Argyle nightclub in Hollywood just after 2 AM, almost the exact time the robbers forced their way inside his San Fernando Valley mansion.

Chris was hosting a pre-ESPY party which had been publicized, but law enforcement believes based on what the robbers told his aunt, they had someone at the club keeping tabs on him.

Although the identity of the robbers is unknown -- they were wearing ski masks -- we're told cops believe the culprits knew Chris and very possibly knew the layout of the house. Chris had a bad habit of inviting random people from the clubs to his home.

The Australians just won't let this case go ... now Amber Heard has been charged with illegally bringing two dogs into the country earlier this year.

It seemed Johnny Depp and his wife were off the hook when the pups high-tailed it back to the States in May, but now the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has charged Heard (who apparently is technically the owner of the pups) with the illegal importing of animals, namely two Yorkshire Terriers named Boo and Pistol.

The maximum penalty is 10 years behind bars and/or a fine of $102,000.

Under Australian law, dogs brought into the country must be quarantined for 10 days to avoid spreading disease.

Heard has also been charged with "producing a false or misleading document, namely an incoming passenger card" ... which carries a one-year maximum sentence and and a $10,200 fine.

She is due to appear in Australian court on September 7.

"Trap Queen" rapper Fetty Wap and his boys jumped a store clerk and beat the hell out of him -- maybe, possibly ... according to the clerk who's got cops hot on Fetty's ass now.

Cops in Paramus, NJ tell us the 19-year-old Shop Rite clerk claims a female patron slapped him Friday night, and then her male friends jumped in and started whupping him in the middle of the store. TMZ obtained this video of the melee.

The clerk told cops he thought one of the male attackers was Fetty Wap, but admits he's not positive it was the rapper because of all the commotion. He only suffered minor injuries and doesn't want to press charges ... but if cops can ID Fetty as one of the suspects, he could still be arrested.

Chris Brown lost more than $50k worth of gear in the home invasion ... it could also cost him daddy time, because his baby mama is worried Royalty's in danger when she's with Chris and his homies.

Sources close to Nia Guzman tell TMZ ... she thinks many of Chris' friends are gang members or gang-affiliated, and the robbery shows they've now turned on Chris. We're told she's not cool with Royalty being around that element.

As we first reported ... Chris' mother also thinks last night's hit was an inside job.

It's bad timing for Chris. He just filed docs asking a judge to hammer out a formal custody agreement -- partly because he says Nia's been denying him visits with Royalty.

Finally, some GOOD NEWS for Warren Sapp -- his days of being bankrupt are OVER ... according to new docs obtained by TMZ Sports.

We broke the story ... the NFL Hall of Famer filed for Chapter 7 back in 2012 ... claiming he owed more than $6 MILLION in debts to various creditors.

In actuality, he owed more than $10.7 MILLION ... and he was forced to sell off a bunch of his personal property to pay back the cash he owed -- including various championship rings, his massive Nike collection, TVs, computers, furs and sports memorabilia.

According to court docs, Sapp ended up paying off roughly $2.9 million ... and most of the remaining $7.8 million was discharged ... which essentially means he has a clean financial slate.

Now, with his money problems seemingly over -- all Sapp has to worry about is that whole domestic violence thing ... and the hooker thing.

Too Short just told a judge he would NOT go on probation for violating his DUI plea deal, and the judge was more than agreeable ... so Short is now in jail.

TMZ broke the story ... the rapper was busted for DUI in 2013 and actually tried running from the cops without much success.

Short struck a very sweet deal in which he avoided jail and simply had to complete community service and spend 3 years on probation. It's a great deal because he had multiple DUIs on his record.

But Short came up short today in court because he didn't complete his community service. The judge offered him more time, provided he'd agree to 3 more years of probation, but Short was sick of being monitored, so he told the judge he'd rather serve time.

Short got his wish, and he's now in the first day of a 90-day sentence. The reality, though ... because of overcrowding, he'll probably be a free man soon.

Justin Martin -- who appeared alongside Zac Efron in "High School Musical 3" -- was arrested Tuesday night ... after allegedly getting into a gun fight with police.

According to Boston PD ... officers on patrol heard gunfire, and when they arrived on scene .. they say Martin and another man were armed and running away. The cops started chasing, and Boston PD says Martin turned and pointed his gun without firing, but his cohort did open fire.

Officers fired back, and did not hit Martin ... but they managed to chase him down, and while arresting him, recovered a .22 caliber pistol.

A second armed male suspect was also busted when he approached cops and Martin.

Martin was booked for unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and carrying a loaded firearm -- and 2 counts of assault by means of a dangerous weapon.

Martin's mother tells us she will try to bail him out after his court appearance Wednesday morning.

12:15 PM PT -- Martin pled not guilty to all counts. Bail was set at $35,000.

Chris Brown knows exactly who's behind the home invasion robbery because it was one of his homies -- at least according to Chris' mother.

Sources close to Chris tell us his mom, Joyce Hawkins, has been warning him for years about people she calls "no good-ass friends" -- grown men who make their living as professional hangers-on to Chris.

We're told the "friends" issue is part of the reason Chris and his mother have been beefing for years. Hours after the home invasion ... Joyce tweeted, "Watch who you standing beside."

Young Thug was taken down by the U.S. Marshals Wednesday morning after allegedly threatening to kill a mall cop.

Law enforcement sources tell us, security at a Georgia mall asked Thug to leave ... it's unclear why. The guards were escorting the rapper out of the mall when he allegedly said he was going to shoot one of them in the face.

At that point the real cops were called.

Thug left before cops arrived and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The incident occurred last week, but it took until today for U.S. Marshals to track him down at a home outside the ATL and hook him up.

You can only fight the law for so long -- DMX got thrown behind bars today, and if he's lucky ... he'll be out for the holidays.

The rapper was jailed in Buffalo, NY on Tuesday for failing to comply with a family court ruling. DMX has a history of issues with child support with one of his baby mamas who lives in the area, and it finally caught up with him.

He was slapped with a 6 month sentence, and immediately locked up in Erie County Holding Center.

It's kind of a numbers game -- DMX has been repeatedly arrested for all sorts of violations, but hasn't done hard time since 2011 ... when he did a 7 month bit in AZ.

Tupac’s homie and Outlawz rapper, Hussein Fatal, wasn't at the wheel during the car accident, and the woman who was ... has been arrested for homicide and DUI.

We’re told Fatal was the passenger in a Dodge Challenger driven by Zanetta L. Yearby -- and he was ejected and killed in an absolutely horrific crash early Friday morning in Gainesville, Georgia. Two car seats and one wheel are about all that's left of the vehicle.

Zanetta was arrested at the scene and charged with DUI, reckless driving, and first degree vehicular homicide. She's still in custody.

The 21-year-old son of Buffalo Bills line coach Aaron Kromer has been charged with battery for his alleged role in a beach attack of 3 underage boys ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Officials in Walton County, Florida tell us ... Zach Kromer was hit with charges this afternoon. Zach is accused of confronting the boys with his father in a heated altercation over beach chairs.

FYI -- Zach is 6'2" and 170 lbs ... according to the police report.

Aaron allegedly punched one of the boys in the face. Officials clearly believe Zach also got physical during the incident.

A rep for the Walton County Sheriff's Office says the State Attorney is also considering charging Aaron with child abuse.

Shoshana Roberts, the woman catcalled 100-plus times in an anti-street harassment vid that went viral, is now suing the director of that video.

In case you missed it ... Roberts was secretly recorded walking around NYC while men threw endless whistles and pickup lines at her. The clip got more than 40 million views.

Roberts filed docs against director Rob Bliss and Hollaback! -- the anti-street harassment group -- for using her likeness to promote their agenda. Her attorney says Shoshana did not have a written agreement with Bliss. He wouldn't say if she was paid for the gig, but believes she didn't get everything she was promised. He refused to be more specific.

Roberts is suing for at least $500k.

She's also suing Google, YouTube and T.G.I. Friday's ... which parodied the the catcall vid for one of its ads. Roberts isn't laughing, but we think it's kinda funny.

Denver Nuggets star Ty Lawson got busted for DUI in Los Angeles last night -- his second DUI arrest this year.

TMZ Sports has learned Lawson was pulled over by CHP for speeding on the 101 Freeway early this morning ... and officers determined he showed signs of intoxication ... so they gave him a field sobriety test.

Didn't go so good for Lawson. He was arrested around 2:30 AM.

Cops say during the arrest, Lawson identified himself as an NBA player -- and was carrying $6,000 IN CASH on his person.

We actually spoke to Lawson as he and his GF Ashley King (former "Bad Girls Club" star) were leaving Le Jardin nightclub in Hollywood -- moments before they jumped on the freeway. Interesting ... we talked marijuana with him.

He's still in jail right now. His bail's been set at $5,000.

Lawson was also charged with a DUI in Denver, back in January.