Rapper Kodak Black has been arrested in Florida on a drug trafficking charge, adding to the legal woes of the 28-year-old star.
The rapper, whose real name is Bill Kapri, was booked into the Orange County Corrections Department on Wednesday, facing a first-degree felony charge for allegedly trafficking methamphetamine (MDMA), per TMZ.
In Florida, trafficking 10 grams or more of MDMA is considered a serious first-degree felony, carrying a mandatory minimum three-year prison sentence and a $50,000 fine.
According to a five-page police affidavit, the case stems from an incident outside the Children’s Safety Village, a nonprofit for children in Orlando, back in November 2025.
Police say they were called to the location after reports of gunfire, and upon arriving, found a BMW and a Lamborghini parked outside. Detecting the smell of marijuana, officers began searching the vehicles.
During the search, Kapri reportedly approached the officers.
Rapper Kodak Black has been arrested in Florida on a drug trafficking charge, adding to the legal woes of the 28-year-old star; (pictured 2022)
The rapper, whose real name is Bill Kapri, was booked into the Orange County Corrections Department on Wednesday, facing a first-degree felony charge for allegedly trafficking methamphetamine (MDMA); (pictured 2022)
Authorities said they discovered a pink pair of scissors on the floorboard of one of the cars, which matched a pair of scissors seen in a photo on the rapper’s Instagram a week earlier.
They also found rings in the car that matched items featured on his social media account.
The search eventually uncovered drugs inside the vehicle.
Kapri’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, told TMZ that Kodak’s arrest on Wednesday came as part of a coordinated surrender linked to the November 2025 incident, when police searched a vehicle carrying a passenger who was not the rapper.
Cohen said the trafficking charge has a ‘weak legal basis,’ and ‘should have never been filed.’
This is not the first time Kapri has faced legal trouble.
In 2023, he was arrested in South Florida on charges of cocaine possession, tampering with evidence, and violating probation.
The previous year, in 2022, the rapper was arrested in Fort Lauderdale after Florida Highway Patrol officers stopped him and discovered 31 oxycodone tablets and $74,960 in cash, authorities said.
According to a five-page police affidavit, the case stems from an incident outside the Children’s Safety Village, a nonprofit for children in Orlando, back in November 2025; (pictured 2022)
He was also driving with an expired license and registration tags.
Kapri was also caught up in a high-profile legal battle stemming from a February 12, 2022, shooting outside a Justin Bieber Super Bowl afterparty.
The incident took place outside The Nice Guy restaurant in Los Angeles, where a shootout left four people injured, including Kapri.
The victims, Mark Schaefer and Adam Rahman, later filed a lawsuit claiming that Kapri had instigated the altercation that led to their injuries.
The lawsuit also named Justin Bieber and the venue as defendants.
The venue was dismissed from the case in June 2024, while Bieber was voluntarily removed by the plaintiffs.
In August 2025, the plaintiffs sought a $10.6 million default judgment against Kapri, alleging he had failed to respond to the suit.
However, by March 2026, the case was fully dropped, closing the chapter on the legal dispute with no possibility of it being refiled.
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