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Babyshambles' Mick Whitnall arrested

The guitarist was taken into custody for suspected drug offences

October 13, 2008 | 17 Comments
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Babyshambles guitarist Mick Whitnall was arrested yesterday (October 12) for suspected drug offences in Blackheath, London.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told NME.COM that a 39 year-old man was arrested at 4:20pm (BST) in a café/bar on suspicion of possession of Class A drugs thought to be crack cocaine.

Following the arrest, officers went to his home in south east London where they recovered what are believed to be rocks of crack cocaine.

Whitnall was held in custody in a south London police station and was released on bail today (October 13).

He will have to return to the station in late November to answer possible charges relating to the offence pending further enquiries by the police.

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Comments (17)

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revos

Oct 13, 2008

all of the babyshambles should be locked not 4 drug offences but 4 music offences

mart_cfc

Oct 13, 2008

Well I'm shocked...

whatawasteoftime

Oct 13, 2008

He should also be charged with making utterly shit music

Daniel Plainview

Oct 13, 2008

Make this layabout get a wash and a proper job.

stu14789

Oct 13, 2008

taking one for the team i bet

TimesUp

Oct 13, 2008

Hurray, one down!!!I'm sure he will be let off the hook, just like pete always is. Lock them all up!!!

steveyoung6

Oct 13, 2008

whitnall u should no better ur in a top band!! pete's sorting his self out so take a look at him will ya! stop messing about with whinhouse she is in a right old mess!

DannyCarl

Oct 13, 2008

Oh c'mon,It's only drugs, it's not like it's effecting anyone else but him.Get over it already.

391490

Oct 13, 2008

what are you lot on about? babyshambles are a great band and pete doherty is a lyrical genius!

jlong5000

Oct 13, 2008

keep him locked up. give carl his guitar.

bobbymo

Oct 14, 2008

39 year old-old enough to know better surely

supermananstee

Oct 14, 2008

Unless your favourite band is the Jonas Brothers, it's quite likely that your favourite musicians maintain, or have experienced, a drug-filled lifestyle.

GreenyGreenwell

Oct 14, 2008

@DannyCarl, yeah, i agree, it's only drugs...but it is crack, could have been pills. Could have been a bit of pot. But no, sat in a cafe on a monday, with some crack. It's a bit much.

IndieWriter

Oct 14, 2008

Daniel Plainview, if you think people in bands should give up and get a job, wtf are you doing on NME.com?

lipgloss

Oct 14, 2008

"DannyCarl, It's only drugs, it's not like it's effecting anyone else but him" I think you should do a bit of background research on workers, plantations & trafficking, where do you think the drugs come from? How do you think the drugs get here? Wake Up!

TimesUp

Oct 14, 2008

The thing that get's me about these stories, is that we all know that they will be let off because he is a band..... (An awful band) granted.@ 391490 - pete doherty is a lyrical genius! - what have you been smoking? Im suprised pete has the ability to walk straight, never mind about writting lyrics.

Bizkor

Oct 14, 2008

Hola from Bilbao, For all the people who have said that BabyShambles is a bad band, you should hear "Down In Albion" or "Shotter's Nation", because: 1) Sadly, there are many records in the market that don't say anything new for our ears. 2) Those records aren't innovative at all because they sound like copies of a copy & they aren't ORIGINAL at all.3) Some of them sound like prefabricated pop & they don't add new ideas with their music. I don't agree with the law in England that holds people in custody for having drugs because first, that isn't the right solution for the person who has been arrested, and second, I think there are other ways of trying to solve it than arresting people. Greetings from Bilbao, BÃ¡rbara