Rapper Snoop Dogg has been arrested for the third time in three months after police found weapons and narcotics in his vehicle during a roadside stop. The 35-year-old was detained by police near Los Angeles yesterday after leaving the NBC studio where he'd taped a performance on The "Tonight Show With Jay Leno."

Police spokesman Sergeant Kevin Grandalski said a search found marijuana, cocaine, a firearm and a false compartment in his car. The hip-hop star, real name Calvin Broadus, was booked, and bail was set at $60,000.

Last month the rapper was arrested on suspicion of illegal drug and gun possession at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California. In September Californian authorities discovered a collapsible baton in his bags as he boarded a New York-bound flight from John Wayne International Airport. He surrendered to police earlier this month to face charges of possessing a deadly weapon. In May, the rapper was cautioned by British police following his April arrest for affray at London's Heathrow airport.

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