Doherty arrested in new drugs probe
Singer Pete Doherty has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and drug possession - half an hour after playing a gig.
The 30-year-old Babyshambles and ex-Libertines singer was stopped on Wednesday night in Gloucester after officers spotted a car "being driven erratically".
He is also suspected of failing to stop for officers, while a woman, also aged 30, who was with him was also arrested for drug possession.
Doherty, a former boyfriend of model Kate Moss, was arrested in Derby Road, off Barton Street, less than half an hour after he finished a show at the city's Guildhall.
The incident came after the singer had reportedly charmed an audience of 300 with an intimate acoustic set.
His latest solo album Grace/Wastelands was attributed to Peter Doherty, rather than Pete, which critics saw as a sign of growing maturity.
A Gloucestershire Police spokesman confirmed that a 30-year-old man from Marlborough, Wiltshire, was being held.
A spokesman said: "At approximately 12.30am on June 11 officers on patrol in Eastgate Street, Gloucester, saw a car being driven erratically. The vehicle drove off into Barton Street and stopped in Derby Road, where a man and woman found in the vehicle were arrested.
"The man, who is 30 and from the Marlborough area of Wiltshire, was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, possession of drugs and failing to stop for police.
"The woman, who is also 30 but from London, was arrested on suspicion of possession of drugs. Both were taken into custody at Gloucester police station, where they remain for questioning.
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