Kodak Black Arrested for Drug Trafficking, Released on $75k Bond
Police searched a vehicle outside of a children’s non-profit back in November, where they reportedly found ecstasy.
Rapper Kodak Black performs onstage on Day 1 of 2023 ONE MusicFest at Piedmont Park on October 28, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Kodak Black has been arrested in Florida on charges of drug trafficking. According to ABC News, the rapper was booked Wednesday (May 6) by the Orange County Corrections Department. He’s charged with trafficking MDMA, aka ecstasy.
The incident began outside the Children's Safety Village, a nonprofit for kids in Orlando, back in November 2025. The police report states that officers responded to a 911 call about gunshots and upon their arrival at the scene, searched vehicles that were in the vicinity of the incident, according to the police report; it also said that Kapri approached the officers as they were searching the vehicles. According to the affidavit, police searched through two cars upon their arrival. In the trunk of a BMW, they found a bag containing 56 grams of cannabis in sealed marked cannabis bags and a metal container containing “a pink pill substance.” In a Lamborghini, they found a pink bag on the rear passenger seat containing MDMA, documents with Kodak's legal name, Bill Kapri, and $37,000 in cash. The amount of MDMA reportedly crossed the threshold for drug trafficking charge requirements.
"Everyone on scene was asked if the bag or its contents belonged to any of them, and all denied ownership, including Bill Kapri," the report stated. "When Kapri was informed of the money in the bag, he attempted multiple times to have the money turned over to him, claiming it belonged to his business. Kapri, however, would not claim the bag or any of its contents.”
The sheriff's deputy’s report said that one of those pills found during the search later tested positive for MDMA. Another officer said that he found a bag containing the rapper’s ID, money and a bottle of cough syrup. The report also included an image from Kodak Black's Instagram page that had a pair of pink scissors and a pink bag, which investigators said was uncovered during the search and contained the illicit substance.
WJLA reports that Kodak Black bonded out of Orange County Jail late on Thursday, May 7.
His attorneys roundly disputed the allegations in court. They argued that the car that was searched by police did not belong to Kodak Black. His legal team said they plan to fight what they termed “ridiculous” charges.
