PARIS Hilton's Friday night arrest for possession of cocaine in Las Vegas was caught on camera, according to showbiz website RadarOnline.
Security footage apparently captures the moment the US socialite was arrested by police after they found a quantity of the illegal narcotic in her purse.
Hilton, 29, was pulled over in a vehicle outside the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, where the driver, Cy Waits - reportedly her current boyfriend - was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.
She was then brought to the security office of the hotel, where police arrested her.
Sources said the security footage could prove useful to Hilton, who claims the purse containing the cocaine did not belong to her.
"The search of Paris and arrest was all captured on tape, which could help her tremendously," an insider said.
"Her lawyer David Chesnoff is going to claim it was an illegal search, in part because she was taken away from the scene to this other location.
"Chesnoff will also be able to take apart every single thing that happened during the search and arrest because he'll have the video to work off of.
"Furthermore, Paris repeatedly said while she was being detained that the purse wasn't hers."
Hilton was the only woman in the car that was stopped in Las Vegas, but she had previously been at a club where other women - and purses - were present.
She was detained and released from the Clark County Detention Center at around 2:45am local time on Saturday.
"Paris Hilton was released this morning (Saturday) on her own recognisance,” a statement from her lawyer said.
“This matter will be dealt with in the courts not in the media and I encourage people not to rush to judgment until all of the facts have been dealt with in a court of law.” | | | | |
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