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Pete Doherty arrested

Babyshambles

Babyshambles

The singer was arrested on Tuesday night

Pete Doherty has been arrested in London.

The Babyshambles singer was arrested by police on Tuesday night (November 29) who stopped the car he was driving.

After a search, he was arrested on suspicion of possessing class A drugs. He was bailed, and is due to return to the police station later
this month.

A police spokesperson said: “Substances were recovered from the 26-year-old male driver and the vehicle. He was arrested for alleged possession of class A drugs. He was taken to a west London police station and later bailed to return pending further inquiries.”

Anyone convicted of possessing a class A drug could be jailed for up to seven years, or face an unlimited fine.

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