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Paris Hilton Arrested For Cocaine Possession
LOS ANGELES - US socialite and paparazzi darling Paris Hilton was arrested in Las Vegas on charges of cocaine possession, the entertainment website TMZ.com reported Saturday.
Hilton was the passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over late Saturday outside the five-star Wynn Las Vegas Hotel, the website said, quoting police.
The driver was arrested for drug-related DUI (Driving Under the Influence), and when officers searched Hilton, "they found her in possession of a controlled substance" which turned out to be cocaine.
Hilton "was arrested and released on her own recognizance," TMZ said.
It has been an eventful few months for Hilton, who was briefly detained by police in July on the French island of Corsica after being caught with less than a gram of cannabis in her handbag.
Hilton was also arrested during the World Cup in South Africa after a friend she was with took a joint to the Brazil-Netherlands quarter-final match in Port Elizabeth.
Hilton, the great-granddaughter of the Hilton hotel chain's founder, shot to fame in 2003 when her boyfriend leaked a video of their sexual escapades on the Internet. She also starred in the reality TV series "The Simple Life."
AFP
