Country and western star Willie Nelson has been issued misdemeanour citations for possession of drugs while touring in Louisiana, reports Louisville’s The Courier-Journal.

Four others were also cited after police allegedly found one and a half pounds of marijuana and slightly more than three ounces of narcotic mushrooms on the singer’s tour bus after making a routine inspection.

“When the door was opened and the trooper began to speak to the driver, he smelled the strong odour of marijuana,” state police said in a news release.

The “On the Road Again” singer could have faced felony charges had he been the only person caught in possession of the drugs, but since all five people claimed the drugs were theirs, they were all cited with misdemeanours.

Also cited was Tony Sizemore, 59, of St. Cloud, Florida.; Bobbie Nelson, 75, of Briarcliff, Texas; Gates Moore, 54, of Austin, Texas; and David Anderson, 50, of Dallas

Nelson, 73, has yet to comment on the incident.






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