Paris Hilton to face drug possession charges after Las Vegas cocaine incident
August 31st, 2010 - 1:46 am ICT by BNO News
LAS VEGAS (BNO NEWS) — Celebrity Paris Hilton will be facing drug possession charges after she was caught with cocaine late Friday night, which resulted in her arrest, prosecutors said Monday.
According to a the police report, Hilton, 29, was carrying .8 grams of cocaine in her purse, which was discovered after the vehicle she was riding in was pulled over after officers perceived a strong odor of marijuana.
The 2009 Cadillac Escalade was on the Las Vegas Boulevard just north of Fashion Show Drive when it was pulled over in front of the Wynn Hotel after Traffic Officer M. Polion smelled the strong odor. After the officer approached the driver, Cy Waits, 35, he recognized the passenger as Hilton.
Waits, Hilton’s boyfriend, failed a series of sobriety tests, but he was not arrested as the officer did not feel comfortable releasing the vehicle to Hilton. At that moment, people in the area began recognizing the Hilton and a crowd of around 100 began to surround the area.
Hilton then requested to go to a private area where she would not be harassed by the crowd, which was already taking pictures of the situation. Hilton was escorted by Polion to a security holding room in the Wynn Hotel, awaiting a female officer as Hilton had requested to go to the restroom, but when she opened her purse to place lip balm, Officer Polion saw a small bindle of what seemed to be cocaine.
With the arrival of female Officer R. Reyes, another officer was able to witness the recovery of the substance, and Hilton was arrested. Hilton claimed the bag was not hers and thought the bindle was gum.
However, with Hilton admitting possession of a broken tablet of Albuterol and a package of Zig Zag wrappers, which were also found in the purse, and the strong odor coming from the vehicle that prompted the traffic stop, resulted in Hilton’s arrest.
Hilton was booked into the Clark Couny, Nevada Detention Center and is awaiting for further legal procedures.
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