It seems young pop star Justin Bieber can not stay out of trouble as TMZ reports the 19 year old has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and drag racing.
Justin Bieber has been arrested accused of drag racing in a yellow Lamborghini and driving under the influence in Miami Beach.
The Miami Beach police department confirmed 19-year-old Bieber’s arrest on Thursday morning in a tweet on its official Twitter page.
Miami Dade-Police spokesman Sgt. Bobby Hernandez has told WSVN that officers saw two cars racing at 4:09am on 22 January.
According to Hernandez, two vehicles had allegedly been used to block off an area to race. He says the second car was a red Ferrari, and that driver was also arrested. Both cars were towed.
Hernandez also added that 19-year-old Bieber failed a field sobriety test and was taken to the Miami Beach police station for a Breathalyzer and processing. Bieber will be transported soon to the Miami-Dade County jail.
Bieber is no stranger to controversy, most recently the police searched his house just over a week ago in relation to an alleged “egging” incident. What started as the investigation into the prank took a more serious turn when police raiding his home on a vandalism charge arrested a member of his entourage for alleged possession of cocaine. The rapper Lil Za – real name Xavier Smith – was taken into custody in lieu of a $20,000 bail charge.
In October, prosecutors declined to charge Bieber after a neighbor complained he drove recklessly through the area, while prosecutors in November 2012 also declined to charge the singer after a paparazzo accused him of punching and hitting him after leaving a Calabasas movie theater.
In July, Swedish police said they had found drugs and a stun gun on the pop singer’s tour bus during Bieber’s tumultuous 2013 European tour, which also included a monkey detention, a Holocaust museum furore and a health scare.
