LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Paris Hilton was arrested Friday night for possession of a controlled substance after cocaine was found in her purse during a traffic stop near the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas.
Hilton was busted after police stopped a black Cadillac Escalade driven by her boyfriend, Las Vegas nightclub mogul Cy Waits. A motorcycle officer stopped the vehicle around 11:30 p.m. after noticing smoke that smelled like marijuana coming from the car, according to the Associated Press.
A search allegedly found an undisclosed amount of cocaine in Hilton's purse. She was arrested on suspicion of felony cocaine possession and released hours later without bail.
Waits was arrested on misdemeanor suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
This is the third drug-related incident involving Hilton this summer. Last month, she was taken into custody after police suspected she was smoking marijuana at the World Cup quarterfinal match between Brazil and the Netherlands. The case against her was later dropped.
Weeks later, Hilton was briefly detained in Corsica after local authorities reportedly found about a gram of marijuana in her purse. She later denied the allegation and was never charged.
The incidents come three years after Hilton famously went to jail for violating probation in an alcohol-related driving case.
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