Paris Hilton was arrested in Las Vegas on charges of cocaine possession, but released shortly afterwards, local police said Saturday.
"Police stopped a black Cadillac Escalade outside the Wynn Hotel about 11:30 pm Friday, because officers believed someone inside was smoking pot, and officers found an unspecified amount of cocaine in a purse of Ms. Hilton's," Las Vegas police spokesman Marcus Martin told AFP.
"She was arrested... on a felony cocaine possession charge," he said, adding that the Las Vegas Police Department planned to release further details later Saturday.