PARIS HILTON was arrested in Las Vegas late on Friday after a police motorcycle officer smelled marijuana smoke wafting from a vehicle driven by her boyfriend, then found a small amount of cocaine in her handbag, officials said yesterday.

Paris Hilton was arrested in Las Vegas after a police motorcycle officer smelled marijuana smoke wafting from a vehicle driven by her boyfriend, then found a small amount of cocaine in her handbag, officials said today.

Socialite Paris Hilton has been arrested on cocaine possession charges after police stopped the car she was in on a Las Vegas street, authorities said.