Love & Hip Hop Atlanta star Erica Banks is back in the spotlight and not for reality TV drama. The rapper was arrested in metro Atlanta on Monday after police say she was caught riding in a stolen car packed with drugs.
Brookhaven officers pulled over the vehicle after spotting a tinted tag cover and a dealer tag that did not sit right. A quick check revealed the car had been reported stolen, setting off a chaotic turn of events.
Police say Banks, 27, and driver Amani Dirton, 25, were ordered out of the car before officers searched it. Inside Banks’s purse, they allegedly found suspected MDMA.
Damn Erica Bank got arrested on Buford Highway for intent to distribute cuz she had a big party pack of X pills.
2nd charge in Georgia this year pic.twitter.com/JgtMal53fA
— HipHopLivesNATL (@HipHopLivesNATL) December 9, 2025
Officers also say they discovered marijuana packaged for distribution tucked inside the vehicle. Banks is now facing two felony charges tied to drug distribution. Dirton is accused of driving a stolen car and carrying drugs of his own.
Banks has been riding a wave of fame since dropping hits like Buss It, but this is not her first run-in with Atlanta area police.
In August, she was arrested at the airport after a stolen gun was found in her designer bag. Both Banks and Dirton were booked into the DeKalb County Jail.