Putnam County Sheriff's Department

Rapper Nelly was arrested on drug charges in Tennessee on Saturday, though his attorney has said in a statement, Nelly was "not associated" with the contraband found on the rapper's tour bus.

The 40-year-old star was travelling with five other people in a motor coach when the bus was stopped at 9:20am for failure to display a fuel tax sticker. Troopers smelled marijuana smoke and subsequently searched the vehicle and found a plastic bag with five rocks that tested positive for methamphetamine and a "small amount" of marijuana. There were also 100 Ziploc bags and "numerous" handguns.

Nelly was charged with felony possession of drugs, simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Nelly's attorney released in a statement: "Nelly was one of several individuals that was on a tour bus that was stopped and searched while traveling through Tennessee. In fact, there had been 15-20 people that had access to the bus prior to the stop. Allegedly, a small quantity of contraband (MDMA aka Molly or Ecstasy) was discovered during the routine search. We are extremely confident that when the facts come out, Nelly will not be associated with the contraband that was allegedly discovered."

The rapper was released on bond Saturday.