May 7, 2007 13:24
Pete Doherty arrested on drugs charges
The star is apprehended after his car is stopped
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Pete Doherty has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug.
The Babyshambles frontman was stopped in a car by police officers in High Street Kensington, west London, on Saturday evening (May 5).
Doherty, who has appeared in court on a number of drugs charges in tn the last year, was taken to a police station and remanded on bail until June, reports the BBC.
On his most recent court apperance, the star was praised by a judge for "more than co-operating" in his struggle to beat his addiction to hard substances.
He was ordered to take part in a treatment programme after admitting drug possession charges in April 2006.
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