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"&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/snoop-dogg/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Snoop Dogg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; caught a big break in court today ... nearly 5 years after he was arrested in L.A. for allegedly possessing drugs and a gun -- because TMZ has learned, the judge ended his probation early.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0526_snoop_dogg_TMZ_EX\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/05/26/0526-snoop-dogg-tmz-ex.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He was originally sentenced to 60 months probation back in 2007 over the incident -- but now that a judge ended his probation today, Snoop only had to complete 49 months. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Snoop was arrested in 2006 outside NBC studios after a performance on \"&lt;strong&gt;The Tonight Show with Jay Leno&lt;/strong&gt;\" -- after cops allegedly found cocaine, marijuana, and a firearm in the rapper's car.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Snoop's attorney &lt;strong&gt;Donald Etra&lt;/strong&gt; tells TMZ, he's \"pleased\" the court granted the rapper's petition -- even though we're pretty sure this had zero impact on Snoop's life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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