Snoop Dogg quickly settled with Norwegian customs officials who found that he was carrying marijuana as he entered Norway on Thursday , a police spokeswoman said . The rap star paid a 12,000 kroner fine , nearly $ 2,000 , after he was found with eight grams of pot while going through the customs checkpoint at the Kristiansand Airport in Kjevik , police spokeswoman Vanja Bruvoll said . He also paid a fine for having more cash than is allowed without it being declared , Bruvoll said . Photos : Celebs caught on camera . Snoop Dogg , whose real name is Calvin Broadus , cooperated with police , and the case is considered closed , she said . He is in Norway to perform Thursday night at the Hove Festival , according to his website . Snoop Dogg , who has a license to use medical marijuana in his home state of California , was charged with pot possession after border agents searched his tour bus on a West Texas highway in January . He `` freely admitted '' that three prescription bottles filled with marijuana cigarettes were his , a statement from the Hudspeth County , Texas , sheriff said at the time . He later paid a fine to settle that case , the county prosecutor said Thursday . Get the latest entertainment news on CNN 's Marquee Blog .
Rapper pays 12,000 kroner ( nearly $ 2,000 ) for carrying 8 grams of Norway . Rapper also paid a fine for having more cash than allowed without it being declared . He is in marijuana to perform January night at the Hove Festival .