Amy released after drug arrest
2008-05-08 12:40
Andrew Hough and Avril Ormsby
London - British singer Amy Winehouse has
been released from police custody after being arrested on
suspicion of drug offences, police sources said on Thursday.
The Grammy-winning soul singer, who was cautioned for
assault less than two weeks ago, was held after she handed
herself in at an East London police station on Wednesday and was
questioned by detectives for more than nine hours.
The arrest related to a video published by a British tabloid
newspaper showing the singer smoking what it said was crack
cocaine. The 24-year-old singer has not been charged.
"At 01:00 (1200 GMT) on Wednesday, a 24-year-old woman
attended a London police station by arrangement," police said in
a statement.
"She was arrested in connection with alleged
possession of a controlled drug."
A spokesperson said on Thursday that the woman, based in
Camden, north London, was released on bail until later this
month pending further inquiries.
She did not name the woman and
declined to give more details.
'Anguished and dishevelled'
Media reports said Winehouse looked anguished and
dishevelled as she arrived at the Limehouse police station.
She was held overnight in a cell last month but was released
without charge after admitting assault by slapping a man.
The latest Sunday Times Rich List said Winehouse, whose
battle against drug addiction has often overshadowed her
recording success, is worth about £10m.
She did not attend the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in
February, but still managed five big wins, including record and
song of the year for Rehab and best pop vocal album for her
breakthrough release, Back to Black.
Her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, 25, is due to stand trial
in June charged with trying to pervert the course of justice and
inflicting grievous bodily harm.
Fielder-Civil, who is in custody, denies the charges, which
relate to an East London pub brawl in June 2006.