Emerging Dancehall artiste Andre 'Popcaan' Sutherland is now in police custody, THE STAR has been informed.


Information reaching our newsroom is that the artiste was taken into custody on Thursday by the Morant Bay police as he was suspected of being in possession of ganja.


According to the police, Popcaan was apprehended along with a group of men during a police operation carried out by the St Thomas police.


Up to late yesterday evening, THE STAR was informed that the artiste has not been charged and a bail offer is yet to be made.


Popcaan is a member of the Vybz Kartel-led group Portmore Empire. He rose to prominence in 2010 when he was featured on Kartel's hit song Clarks.




STAR Writers Crystal Harrison/Paula Gordon