May 26, 2014 / 6:53 PM

Wiz Khalifa arrested for pot possession

He also tweeted a "jail selfie."

Wiz Khalifa, with wife Amber Rose. UPI/Jim Ruymen

Wiz Khalifa, with wife Amber Rose. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

EL PASO, Texas, May 26 (UPI) -- Wiz Khalifa was arrested in El Paso, Texas on Sunday morning after a TSA officer at El Paso airport found 0.5 grams of a "green leafy substance" inside the rapper's backpack.

Local police sent Khalifa, born Cameron Jibril Thomaz, to a local jail, where he kept his fans updated on his progress.

Free Trap Wiz. pic.twitter.com/E39UYWTG8d
— We Dem Boyz (@wizkhalifa) May 25, 2014

Jail selfie. pic.twitter.com/l01qB8oLrm
— We Dem Boyz (@wizkhalifa) May 25, 2014

Khalifa, who has never been shy about his marijuana use, was about to release a mixtape called 28 Grams.

"I wanna drop 28 Grams but they got me locced up," he tweeted. "Soon as I get out, the tapes comin out."

"They're tryna figure out how many grams I had. How ironic," he added.

The 26-year-old was eventually released on $300 bail.

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