Editing Snoop Dogg (section)

==== 2006–2007: Airport arrests and convictions ====
On April 26, 2006, Snoop Dogg and members of his entourage were arrested after being turned away from [[British Airways]]' first class lounge at [[Heathrow Airport]] in London. Snoop Dogg and his party were denied entry to the lounge due to some members flying in economy class. After being escorted outside, the group got in a fight with the police and vandalized a [[duty-free shop]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maley |first1=Jacqueline |date=April 28, 2006 |title=Snoop Doggy Dogg held by police after Heathrow brawl |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/apr/28/theairlineindustry.arts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044933/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/apr/28/theairlineindustry.arts |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=January 17, 2020 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Seven police officers were injured during the incident. After a night in jail, Snoop Dogg and the other men were released on bail the next day but he was unable to perform a scheduled concert in [[Johannesburg]].<ref>{{cite news |date=April 28, 2006 |title=Rap star to leave UK after arrest |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4953538.stm |url-status=live |access-date=January 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131101655/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4953538.stm |archive-date=January 31, 2009}}</ref>

In September 2006, Snoop Dogg was detained at [[John Wayne Airport]] in [[Orange County, California]], by airport security after airport screeners found a collapsible police [[Baton (law enforcement)|baton]] in his carry-on bag. Donald Etra, Snoop Dogg's lawyer, told deputies the baton was a prop for a musical sketch. Snoop Dogg was sentenced to three years' probation and 160 hours of community service for the incident, starting in September 2007.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 20, 2007 |title=Snoop Dogg gets probation for airport bust |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN2040794720070922 |url-status=live |access-date=July 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804013937/http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN2040794720070922 |archive-date=August 4, 2009}}</ref> He was arrested again in October 2006 at [[Bob Hope Airport]] in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]] after being stopped for a traffic infraction; he was arrested for possession of a firearm and for suspicion of transporting an unspecified amount of marijuana, according to a police statement.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 26, 2006 |title=Snoop Dogg arrested at Bob Hope Airport |url=https://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20061026/snoop-dogg-arrested-at-bob-hope-airport |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215002519/https://www.dailynews.com/2006/10/26/snoop-dogg-arrested-at-bob-hope-airport/ |archive-date=February 15, 2022 |access-date=May 16, 2020 |website=Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref> The following month, after taping an appearance on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]],'' he was arrested again for possession of [[marijuana]], cocaine and a firearm. Two members of his entourage, according to the Burbank police statement, were admitted members of the Rollin' 20s [[Crips]] gang and were arrested on separate charges.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 29, 2006 |title=Snoop Arrested For Gun And Drug Possession After 'Tonight Show' Taping |website=[[MTV News]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1546734/20061129/snoop_dogg.jhtml |url-status=dead |access-date=July 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605213931/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1546734/20061129/snoop_dogg.jhtml |archive-date=June 5, 2009}}</ref> In April 2007, he was given a three-year [[suspended sentence]], five years' probation and 800 hours of community service after pleading [[no contest]] to two felony charges of drug and gun possession by a convicted felon. He was also prohibited from hiring anyone with a criminal record or gang affiliation as a security guard, talent manager or driver.<ref name="LATimes27apr2007" />