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05
December 2006
Pete
Doherty Fined For Drug
Possession
Pete
Doherty
has been fined for five
counts of possessing
drugs, including crack
cocaine and
heroin.
The
27-year-old, who has
been having treatment
for his addiction,
appeared at Thames
Magistrates Court in
London.
The
Babyshambles
frontman was ordered to
pay £770 and
disqualified from
driving for four
months.
The
singer who pleaded
guilty at an earlier
trial hugged fans
outside the court. He
told reporters he felt
"relieved" about not
going to
jail.
District
Judge Jane McIvor told
Doherty that the
offences were not
serious enough to
require a custodial
sentence.
"He's
not going to jail. It's
amazing," said
16-year-old fan Georgina
Raymond. "I hugged him,"
she added.
Pete
Doherty was arrested in
April for possession of
less than 2 grams each
of heroin, cannabis and
cocaine.
It
happened just three
hours after he was
sentenced to two years
of community service for
previous drug
offences.
In
October he was fined
£750 for assaulting
BBC Radio 1 reporter
Trudi Barber.
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