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Waka Flocka Flame arrested at airport

ATLANTA

Police say rapper Waka Flocka Flame was arrested after a handgun was found in his carry-on bag during a security scan at Atlanta’s airport.

Atlanta police say the 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Juaquin James Malphurs, didn’t have a weapons permit. He was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with carrying a weapon in a prohibited place.

He was being held in the Clayton County jail.

Associated Press