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1adakiss has been caught up in a drug scandal after his NY apartment was raided by police.

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Two city men were arrested on drug charges, and officers are trying to determine why 6 pounds of marijuana, 5 grams of heroin and a large stash of cash were found in rapper Jadakiss' waterfront apartment, police said yesterday.

Jason Phillips, known as Jadakiss, the 34-year-old Yonkers rapper, "is not wanted at this time," Lt. Joseph Monaco said.

Phillips, the hip-hop artist who has been associated with D-Block, Bad Boy Records, Roc-A-Fella, Ruff Ryders and Def Jam labels, could not be reached at the time.

Arrested were Alberto Lajara, 25, and Gabriel R. Henriquez, 39.

Police said Henriquez had a room in the apartment, which is leased to Jadakiss.

"He (Henriquez) stays there. He had the keys. His passport and all his stuff was in a room there," Monaco said.

The incident started at 3:59 p.m. Friday when Officers Sean Fogarty and Edward Murphy were driving by and noticed a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria parked on the sidewalk. A strong odor of marijuana came from the car, police said.

The officers, who saw a bag of marijuana in the front console, arrested the driver, Lajara, police said.

As they were interviewing Henriquez, he told them he was late for a flight to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Henriquez refused to tell the officers where he was coming from.

Henriquez became nervous when the officers called for another police cruiser, Monaco said. He swore and bolted from the car, but was quickly apprehended after a foot pursuit and brief struggle, police said.

The officers learned that Henriquez was coming from the apartment. He had keys to Jadakiss' apartment, police said. With a search warrant, police said, they found the drugs and about $42,000 in cash.

Lajara is charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a violation. Henriquez is charged with second-degree criminal possession of marijuana, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second-degree assault, all felonies, and second-degree obstruction of governmental administration, a misdemeanor.