BUFFETT ALMOST ARRESTED! (Not kidding)

jbfins · Post by **jbfins** » October 6, 2006 7:04 am

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10062006/go ... agesix.htm

What is up with this?

Capt.Flock · Post by **Capt.Flock** » October 6, 2006 7:09 am

October 6, 2006 -- FORGET Margaritaville - French authorities reportedly seized more than 100 tabs of club drug "ecstasy" from Jimmy Buffett's luggage this week.

The Grammy-winning singer got into trouble when he flew into Toulon-Hyères International Airport in the South of France on a rented private jet and customs officials started poking around in his suitcases. According to local press reports, they uncovered more than 100 tablets of the mind-bending substance.

Buffett, who was on his way to chill out in the ritzy resort town of St. Tropez, was detained, but not arrested, and allowed to go free after paying a fine of 300 euros - about $380. That prompted one local newspaper editorial to term the slap-on-the-wrist punishment "a small amount for a man who makes $70 million a year."

A spokeswoman for Buffett - whose hits include "Cheeseburger in Paradise" and "Why Don't We Get Drunk" - denied he'd had any ecstasy in the luggage. The rep insisted, "It was medicine prescribed by his doctor." But she wouldn't name the medicine or what ailment Buffett was using it for. She also refused to comment on why, if the substance was legally prescribed, Buffett agreed to pay the fine.

"I don't have any additional information," the flak said. Asked to contact Buffett to ask him about the incident, she said, "It's not going to be possible." She also insisted the cops seized only 20 tablets, not the reported 100-plus.

Regardless, Buffett was lucky his alleged stash wasn't discovered in the United States, where a conviction can lead to a prison sentence and fines of up to $100,000. But the singer has had bad luck involving narcotics in the past. Ten years ago, a boat he and Bono were on near the coast of Jamaica was fired on by police who mistook them for drug traffickers.

Meanwhile, the crooner, 59, a distant relative of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, will release his newest album, "Take the Weather With You," next week. Last month, he did a fund-raiser for Kinky Friedman's Texas gubernatorial campaign.

PalmTreeGal · Post by **PalmTreeGal** » October 6, 2006 7:13 am

Levitra? Cialis? Something of that nature....maybe that's why the rep didn't comment on what type of drug it is.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » October 6, 2006 7:24 am

"boat with Bono", "rented jet", "distantly-related to Warren Buffett"...

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » October 6, 2006 8:14 am

ahh the life of a rock star

bravedave · Post by **bravedave** » October 6, 2006 8:32 am

Now I've been to England and I've been to France.
I packed some Cialis with my T-shirts and pants

-Everybody's on the Run

CrznDnUS1 · Post by **CrznDnUS1** » October 6, 2006 8:32 am

12vmanRick wrote:ahh the life of a rock star

St. Tropez must be nice

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » October 6, 2006 8:36 am

Man, legalities aside, I'd sure like to think that Jimmy would have more sense than to mess with a drug that can kill you without trying too hard....

And I'd also tend to believe that he wouldn't be stupid enough to be carrying relatively large quantities of ecstacy through customs.

I'm inclined to believe that the French authorities blew it....

As far as paying the fine, it's probably easier to pay the fine than to fight about the whole thing....

Indiana Jolly Mon · Post by **Indiana Jolly Mon** » October 6, 2006 9:00 am

Yes, i am with SGH on this one. JB is too smart to have that much Ecstacy in his suitcase. Im sure he has some practice hiding contraband. Maybe it was a bunch of Altoids to hand out to French people to make their breath smell better

CrznDnUS1 · Post by **CrznDnUS1** » October 6, 2006 9:04 am

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:And I'd also tend to believe that he wouldn't be stupid enough to be carrying relatively large quantities of ecstacy through customs.

I've seen stars do stupider things, so it isn't below anyone with bucks or fame. Something must just get into their head.
But I like the Altoids theory better.

nutmeg · Post by **nutmeg** » October 6, 2006 9:20 am

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:Man, legalities aside, I'd sure like to think that Jimmy would have more sense than to mess with a drug that can kill you without trying too hard....

And I'd also tend to believe that he wouldn't be stupid enough to be carrying relatively large quantities of ecstacy through customs.

I'm inclined to believe that the French authorities blew it....

As far as paying the fine, it's probably easier to pay the fine than to fight about the whole thing....

I sure would like to believe that he's smarter than that too. He's made such a thing of giving up the dangerous drugs so that he wouldn't die of the "usual causes" for a rock star. He does have his children to think of. Sigh...hope there is a good explanation for this.....

FINSUPinIdaho · Post by **FINSUPinIdaho** » October 6, 2006 10:38 am

They dont want Cialis or Vigara in France, there are enough Boners there already...France sucks.

NYCPORT · Post by **NYCPORT** » October 6, 2006 10:39 am

If you were him and had 100 tabs of X would you:

A.) Put them in your own luggage?

B.) Hide them somewhere on the plane that wouldn't be searched unless all hell broke loose?

This is a waste of time and ink.

AlbatrossFlyer · Post by **AlbatrossFlyer** » October 6, 2006 10:42 am

the rush limbaugh defense didn't work...

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » October 6, 2006 10:44 am

Hmmm... it's not every day you see Jimmy and ecstacy in the same sentence! Same thought, well yeah, but not the same sentence!

chgoparrothead26 · Post by **chgoparrothead26** » October 6, 2006 10:45 am

I just wonder why people feel the need tp comment like they know what goes on in his personal life. You would hope that he wouldn't be foolish enough to possess drugs, etc., but who knows...

Just my 2 cents!! See everyone at MOTM.

spendingmoney · Post by **spendingmoney** » October 6, 2006 10:48 am

FINSUPinIdaho wrote:They dont want Cialis or Vigara in France, there are enough Boners there already...France sucks.

Nice!

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » October 6, 2006 10:48 am

Tiki Bar wrote:Hmmm... it's not every day you see Jimmy and ecstacy in the same sentence! Same thought, well yeah, but not the same sentence!

most first-timers attribute the ecstasy to the music and tequila...

Tropic_Al · Post by **Tropic_Al** » October 6, 2006 10:48 am

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy.... We thought we knew ya.

big hat carmen · Post by **big hat carmen** » October 6, 2006 10:49 am

chgoparrothead26 wrote:I just wonder why people feel the need tp comment like they know what goes on in his personal life. You would hope that he wouldn't be foolish enough to possess drugs, etc., but who knows...

Just my 2 cents!! See everyone at MOTM.

Because Jimmy is the center of our universe and we need to comment on everything -- that is why BN exists