PATRONS waited in vain on Friday night for new act Cali P to take to the stage on Friday night at the weekly live music session Plug N Play at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel.

The artiste never made it to the venue as earlier that evening he was arrested by the police and slapped with two charges — possession of ganja and possession of stolen property.

A release from the singer states that he was unable to make it to Friday’s gig as he was taken into custody by Jamaican police and slapped with the charges, but adds that “a misunderstanding set in motion by a series of unfortunate events.”

Cali P says one week ago he purchased the phone from someone not knowing that it had been stolen. A friend of the female who owned the phone found Cali P on the night of the event, and explained the situation to him. Cali P says arrangements were made to deal with the issue. However, the police had already been contacted and when they arrived, they searched Cali P and found a small quantity of ganja and that led to his subsequent arrest on the two charges.

Cali P has apologised to his supporters, especially those who went to the Hilton Kingston on Friday for the performance for which he was a no-show. He says he has already contacted legal representation and is now working to resolve the issue.

The artiste only recently returned to the island after what he described as a “successful” tour of Europe.

The artiste is also glowing over the great response to the release of this second album Unstoppable produced by Riga on the Hemp Higher label. The album was released on October 7 and reached No 2 in the top 10 reggae albums in Canada and No 7 in the US on the iTunes charts.

“The single D’Sunne Schiint from the Unstoppable album reached No 1 on iTunes Swiss reggae song charts and was No 1 in the German video charts the day it was released, so it is a real blessing, the international response has been phenomenal so far,” Cali P said in a release.