Drugs charges brought against US rap star Lil Wayne have been dropped after a judge in Atlanta agreed to disregard evidence which had been discovered as a result of an illegal search.
The case relates to an incident which took place in Aug 2006 in Atlanta, when Wayne, real name Dwayne Carter Jr, was arrested after police found marijuana, hydrocodone and Xanax in a hotel room.
His attorney told the court that Wayne wasn't actually staying in that room, in any case. Carter is, however, still facing those previously reported drugs charges in Arizona and a weapons charge in New York.