{"id":2124813,"date":"2026-09-02T18:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2124813"},"modified":"2026-09-02T18:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:15:58","slug":"james-and-chico-debarge-arrested-for-allegedly-possessing-fentanyl-and-meth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2124813","title":{"rendered":"James and Chico DeBarge Arrested For Allegedly Possessing Fentanyl and Meth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/cf\/16by9\/2026\/09\/02\/cfa908b099d94d20910c29d83e5b244e_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">James and Chico DeBarge Arrested For Allegedly Possessing Fentanyl and Meth<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">James and Chico DeBarge<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Busted for Drug Possession &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Cops Say They Found Possible Fentanyl and Meth<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive Details<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-02T11:15:58-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 2, 2026<br \/>\n                            11:15 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-e42f0eb379ed402f3d97af1d56b9e8c2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260902_cfa908b099d94d20910c29d83e5b244e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b2bd8d22-f18e-44a1-9ee8-d866d31330a0\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/cf\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/cfa908b099d94d20910c29d83e5b244e_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-Chico-DeBarge-James-DeBarge-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-205a140e6826eb95d68c31f60344acb3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/james-debarge\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>James<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chico-debarge\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Chico DeBarge<\/strong><\/a> were arrested last week for drug possession during a traffic stop in Los Angeles &#8212; and cops say they found possible fentanyl and meth on the 80s singing sensations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-40fa685bad16d2a973067fea4f9dcfc6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Our law enforcement sources tell us &#8230; James and Chico were busted on the night of August 27 in Burbank, CA, after police pulled them over for traffic violations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7d52abac3f982bc478ed396b1f251193\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260902_b65e40bd61cf4a8eaf61ef4863d53e38\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b2bd8d22-f18e-44a1-9ee8-d866d31330a0\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b6\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/b65e40bd61cf4a8eaf61ef4863d53e38_md.jpg\" alt=\"james debarge getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-19465fe2e6036bf7d7e21630359e20c2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We&#8217;re told James was driving a Chevy Tahoe that was towing a Nissan SUV with Chico sitting inside. Our sources say the SUVs did not have license plates and the siblings were not wearing seatbelts &#8230; both of which would be traffic violations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-90a25e793238b15adc7f4aa59d712ba3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We&#8217;re told, during the stop, police found the brothers in possession of &#8220;suspected fentanyl and suspected methamphetamine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2cbc87126f81513e4d93e6929a74b238\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260902_9401e7437c114e878e057630862afc4d\" 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an outstanding warrant &#8230; although it&#8217;s not clear for what. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/investigations\/musical-brothers-james-chico-debarge-arrested-in-burbank\/3936485\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBC4<\/strong><\/a> was the first to report on the news of their arrests.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f461e18d60cd3ab1d3fbbf9f15cdc7f7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The DeBarge brothers come from a large family of musicians and were popular throughout the &#8217;80s and &#8217;90s with hits such as &#8220;Rhythm of the Night&#8221; and &#8220;I Like It.&#8221; Over the years, Chico has been very open about his drug issues and even previously served time on narcotics charges.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section 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