LOUISIANA PAPARAZZI:
Lil Wayne’s attorneys are calling his Arizona drug case, quote, “winnable.” The “Yuma Sun” reports the rapper and his lawyers were in a Yuma courtroom Tuesday for a hearing in the matter. Wayne’s defense team spent most of the time addressing the training that was given to the drug-sniffing dogs who allegedly alerted officials to the presence of illegal substances on the rapper’s bus last year. The rapper’s attorneys claimed they have yet to receive the information they requested. Prosecutors countered that they’re being stonewalled by the Border Patrol, so the judge promised to “take action.” Wayne’s lawyers also asked for access to video footage from the arrest to make sure the dogs properly alerted agents. Attorney James Tilson said, quote, “If the dogs weren’t properly trained, then we can file a motion to suppress any evidence that resulted from it.” He added that his goal is to have all charges against Lil Wayne dropped. Lil Wayne is facing four counts in Yuma, stemming from a January 2008 arrest. DEA agents claimed they found marijuana, cocaine, Ecstasy and a gun on Lil Wayne’s tour bus. The rapper also has a gun possession trial on deck in New York. That case stems from a July 2007 arrest, where cops claim they found the rapper in possession of a 40-caliber pistol. The rapper has pleaded not guilty in both cases.
