How Dreadful: Nelly Detained After Cops Raid Tour Bus, Released After Weed Carrier Takes The L

Has the secret to how Nelly maintains his youthful glow been revealed?

According to law enforcement officials the rapper, who was spotted partying in Las Vegas with girlfriend Ashanti earlier this week, was detained last night in Texas while police officers searched his tour bus and discovered heroin, massive amounts of weed and a loaded gun. Throw in a couple cans of pineapple orange Chek soda and you have the trimmings to my type of party.

More info on the drug raid inside.

TMZ — We’re told cops pulled the bus over — and after performing a search, they found 36 small baggies of heroin (totaling .64 ounces) and over TEN POUNDS of marijuana inside a large green duffel bag (an amount roughly the size of a large bed pillow).

Cops also say they found a loaded .45 caliber pistol.

There were seven people riding on Nelly’s bus at the time — including the rapper — and they were all detained during the search.

According to law enforcement sources, one of the passengers — a guy named Brian Keith Jones — admitted the drugs and the gun were his. He was subsequently placed under arrest.

Nelly and the remaining five were let go. Calls to Nelly’s reps were not returned.