The 26-year-old Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty and former boyfriend of Kate Moss was arrested at 3.30 pm yesterday in Whitechapel Road, east London. Police officers stopped him because he looked disheveled and suspicious and because he was a known drug user.
They found a wrap of white powder in the pocket of his jeans, the court heard. Doherty told the officers "it was in my pocket from earlier, I didn't even know it was there. Please, officers, don't do this. I've got a gig tonight, cut me a break."
Doherty appeared in the dock today dressed scruffily in jeans and a leather jacket. A bail application on his behalf was refused. District Judge Stephen Dawson told him: "I'm sorry if my order will affect your fans and people who go to your concerts."
The singer was remanded in custody to appear again on February 8 at Ealing Magistrates' Court in west London for sentence. He also faces other charges there of possessing drugs. Doherty is due to appear again at Thames Magistrates' Court on Monday to face a charge of driving while unfit through drugs.
He was due to be playing a concert in Glasgow tonight with further gigs scheduled in Bristol tomorrow and London on Sunday.
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