Art in troubled waters after dope find

Singer Art Garfunkel, who pleaded guilty last year to cannabis possession, has been charged again after a joint was found in his car’s ashtray.

Garfunkel, 63, who lives in New York, in the United States, was charged after being pulled over on Sunday for failing to pull up his vehicle at a stop sign.

A trooper approaching Garfunkel’s car noticed a strong odour of marijuana, and the joint was found in the ashtray. He was issued with a ticket and is due in court on September 22.

Garfunkel was charged with marijuana possession in January last year after state police pulled over his limousine and discovered a small amount of the drug in his jacket.

He subsequently pleaded guilty and paid a fine.

Garfunkel, who made up the duo Simon and Garfunkel with Paul Simon, produced a string of hits in the 1960s, including The Sound of Silence, Mrs Robinson, and Scarborough Fair.