Juice Wrld had reportedly been on the feds’ radar since last month. According to TMZ, Custom Agents searched the late rapper’s plane on a flight bound for Sydney, Australia at Los Angeles International Airport on November 18.
Law enforcement sources said drug-sniffing dogs were allowed on the plane, but it’s unclear if they discovered anything in Juice Wrld’s possession. Considering he was ultimately allowed to take off, it’s unlikely.
However, the Chicago-bred artist was reportedly being monitored ever since.
Homeland Security agents, who were operating under an FBI task force, searched Juice Wrld’s private jet when it landed at Chicago’s Midway Airport on Sunday morning (December 8).
In an effort to conceal them from police, Juice Wrld allegedly swallowed several Percocet pills. He later collapsed and went into a seizure. He was pronounced dead around 3:06 a.m. local time at a nearby hospital.
Authorities discovered 70 pounds of marijuana, three guns and a bottle of codeine on the plane. Two of Juice Wrld’s security guards, Christopher Long and Henry Dean, were arrested on weapons charges. They have since been released.
The Cook County Medical Examiner performed an autopsy on Monday (December 9) but several other tests need to be conducted before an official cause of death can be determined.
[This article has been updated. The following was published on December 9, 2019.]
The sudden death of 21-year-old rapper Juice Wrld sent shockwaves throughout the Hip Hop community on Sunday (December 8).
While his official cause of death has yet to been determined, TMZ reports several people aboard Juice’s private jet told investigators he took multiple “unknown pills” prior to the fatal seizure at Chicago’s Midway Airport.
They also said he was struggling with an addiction to the powerful painkiller Percocet. Investigators discovered a bottle of codeine cough syrup on the plane as well. Of course, Juice — who had just turned 21 on December 2 — had previously admitted to struggling with an addiction to lean.
But that wasn’t all investigators found. The FBI seized roughly 70 pounds of marijuana that was stashed in several suitcases. Two of Juice’s guards who were on the plane, Christopher Long and Henry Dean, were also arrested on weapon charges.
According to the Chicago Tribune, Dean was charged with carrying a concealed firearm at an airport and possessing a high-capacity magazine and metal-piercing bullets, while Long was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Only one of the guards had a valid permit to carry guns in Illinois, but it’s still illegal to possess them at airports.
In total, three guns were confiscated. Dean and Long are both of out jail and due in court later this month.
Prior to Juice’s death, he appeared to be in good spirits. Video of the flight shows the Chi-Town native messing around with his friends and laughing.
As the plane beings to descend, everyone is all smiles until they finally touchdown at Midway. Juice collapsed shortly after while walking through the airport. When emergency responders arrived on the scene, he was reportedly bleeding from the mouth and still conscious. However, he was pronounced dead shortly after he arrived at the hospital.
The Cook County Medical Examiner is expected to conduct an autopsy on Monday (December 9).
Damn, were his guards on a GTA V mission or what? Sad that this rapper went out like that, but not surprised. This shit is glorified in youthful Hip Hop, and the industry doesn’t care, because it’s part of the cash cow machine. RIP.
A junky
Those same dudes with him on the pvt plane didnt give 2 fucks .. all they cared about was riding juice coat tail for the money. His boys aint love him. If they did somebody would of intervened and get him serious help but why would they do that and stop the money train? Artist need to stop having yes men around them
From everything I read it sounds like he was flying on Southwest
Unfortunately there’s nothing shocking here. Rich rapper with more access to pretty much anything turns 21 and over did it. Wackademics is lame as usual.
No surprise here.. Emo rappers such as Xxxtentacion and juice world pour unbridled passion into songs that beg for death and melancholy.. So it’s no wonder when death comes knocking on that door for ya ass.. Underneath all the money and fame this kid had some issues.. Only ppl who have some deep seated mental problems use hard-core drugs that can possibly kill u.. Keep flirting with death and you’ll eventually meet it
This might be the realest, most accurate, sensible comment I have and most likely will read on this. These kids move like they are so depressed, ok with playing with dark energy and spiritual shit, play deadly games with their health and body, and we are shocked when that all catches up to them? It almost comes across as if they WANT to die man, when you consume yourself with that kind of energy.
FUCK ALL OF YOU!!!
YALL NIGGAS THINK THEY WANNA DIE? YALL FR RETARDED ASF. JUICE WAS STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION, AND AS 4 X, HE EXPERIENCED JAIL AND HEARTBREAK. MOST RAPPERS IN THE GAME USE DRUGS, SO ITS NOT JUST THEIR FAULT. PLUS, X WAS SHOT OUTSIDE A MOTOR SHOP, NOT BY DRUGS. I THINK YALL WANNA DIE, HUH. UR ASSES R GONNA GET HATE WHEN THIS GETS POSTED ON IG AND TWITTER LMAOOO.
Shockwaves lol
It’s not uncommon for bodyguards/security team to move that way. It’s actually commonplace. It’d be more advantageous to use off duty cops as they have the ability to carry just about anywhere throughout the country, non LEO/private guards aren’t given that flexibility unfortunately and carrying laws are different even down to the particular county the guard resides in. State laws are obviously different too. What a mess this unfortunate death has created. Not only is dude gone but there will certainly be a much larger investigation concerning the contents found on the plane. Little did they know that trip leaving Cali would end up so horrible.
Lil Peep – promoted satanic imagery, pentagrams, upside down crosses, 666, drug use – DEAD
XXXTentation – promoted satanic imagery, pentagrams, upside down crosses, 666, drug use – DEAD
Juice WRLD- promoted satanic imagery, pentagrams, upside down crosses, 666, drug use – DEAD
all these dudes promote the 666 like it’s cool and then they end up dead. same with Lord Infamous, Koopsta Knicca (both dead as well) and so many others. the point I’m trying to make is, you’re here one minute and gone the next. make sure that when it’s your time to go, you leave this Earth on good terms with the Creator. don’t expect to be welcomed into the Kingdom if you spend your whole life reppin’ the enemy set. why should He look after you in death, when in life you was nothing but a traitor.
that one or two years of ballin’ ain’t worth it.
Brotha Lynch Hung promoted those same themes in his music and is fine, the difference is the drug use. This newest generation emphasizes personal drug use while the previous generation glorified selling drugs to suckers.
True dat! Our music sounded different too bc most of it was weed induced which effects the mind differently. If you look at music through time since the 60’s, a lot of it came from the drugs of choice during the decades. The 60’s- psychedelics we’re big, The ‘-mid 80’s-coke and crack. 90’-00’s weed, 2010’s pills and lean. It just is what it is.
Yes, these are facts.
welcomed into the kingdom…what ‘kingdom’, bro? u sound like a christian. google this: christian mythology. people with degrees in religion, or ministry schools, know all of it is BULLSHIT! the shit that keeps you moving is energy and it doesn’t die, it just leaves the body & does something else. u might be a lava lamp in your next lifetime, or a condom in that nightstand, or a zebra, or a dandelion. who knows. my point is this: STOP BELIEVING SHIT when we have the ability & the tools to KNOW SHIT. peace
u must be dumb asf Juice and X did not support Satanism nor did they endorse 666, matter fact, Juice endorsed 999, gods number, stoopid..
Yo these ni**as had to be high af to try to transport pounds of that gas thru TSA lmaooo
Privately chartered flights don’t go through TSA. Someone told…
The pilot was the one who tipped off the feds. Apparently due to the guns..
Stop mourning people who kill themselves.
Yeah well… fuck him. His death is on him. This fucker was a grown up. Nobody forced him to do heavy drugs. No compassion for my part.
Who’s asking for your compassion, how self centred you felt the need to clarify that. Sad
These guys keep promoting this lifestyle to the younger generation that looks up to them. How many problems have niggaz had with lean man. Those that can’t learn from the past are doomed to keep living the same tragic endings.
Also the people and supposed friends around him enabling him while he was riding high. sucking him dry. If they knew he had issues with stuff why would they let him do all that shit. Because they benefit from it themselves.
On a much lighter note. If I had all that on me and the cops came I would friggin die too.
Also on an even lighter note. This dude was making some really bad music anyway. At least the world is safe from too much more of his awful sounding flops. Kids don’t need to listen to that crap anyway. There are plenty of good rappers who are actually good.
#TheMarathonContinues
NOPE. These guys went for a sprint. They are not the same.
Seizure my ass….is that the new way to say overdosed on drugs?? Guess he “leaned” the wrong way!!!Lol
That’s what happens when you overdose on opiates. Depressed breathing leads to respiratory failure and the you start seizing. It’s not pretty..
His only options were decades in prison or death….Sad.
And who gave that grown ass man those options? Certainly not you or I. His weird ass put himself into that position. Another trash ass emo rapper dead. Goodbye and good riddance.
Bro your fucking worthless to degrade another human life like that bro
Ur a fucking piece of shit to say that to someone, even if ur right, which ur not. He struggled with addiction so even if he stopped, he would always crave for it. At least he doesn’t degrade and judge ppl like ur dumbass. He spread sum luv, and he caused change, and hes not a complete douchebag like u. I will always remember his impact on my life. rip juice #lljw #999 #legendsneverdie ???
Oh I was talking about Fuck This NIGGA, ……….
Not u hoods
Bet SnitchNine told on him too
A TRUE JUNKIE
Tryin to catch him Flyin’ Dirty
Fly in Peace
Where the hell was the narcan and wtf wasn’t it administered immediately. That could have saved his ass. These cops and Em’s should be carrying this in their pockets if they gonna be trying to do drug busts/ searches. History tells us how things play out this shits messed up his life could have been saved by just spraying narcan up his nose on the way to hospital if emt was told he might have an excessive amount of opioids in his system. R.I.P 999
November was under two weeks ago….
Not that long.
Fake news