Doherty fined for drug taking

ROCKER Pete Doherty was fined for taking drugs after a flight to Switzerland, police confirmed yesterday.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2009 - 01:00

The singer was met by Swiss officers on arrival at Geneva Airport on Thursday after an incident on a British Airways flight, a spokesman for Geneva Police said.

Doherty was made to pay a penalty fine for drug consumption before being freed, he added.

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Courts Crime Place: Switzerland Place: Geneva Airport Place: Wormwood Scrubs Prison Place: west London Person: Doherty Person: Pete Doherty Organisation: British Airways Organisation: Geneva Police

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