Willie Nelson arrested for pot possession

Sierra Blanca, Texas -- Country music star Willie Nelson has been released from Hudspeth County Jail in Texas after he was charged with possession of 6 ounces of marijuana.

TMZ said Nelson, 77, was arrested Friday morning when his tour bus was stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca.

He was booked into the county lockup on a $2,500 bond, which he quickly posted and was released later in the day, the celebrity news Web site said.

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