Winehouse in Norway drug arrest
Amy Winehouse arrested and fined by police in Norway over drug possession
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Friday, 19, Oct 2007 11:56
Amy Winehouse
has been arrested and fined €500 (£349) in Norway for possession of drugs.
Police in Bergen, where the Rehab singer is due to perform tonight, said the 24-year-old had been arrested along with husband Blake Fielder-Civil and one other individual in their hotel.
Lars Lothe, a police lawyer, told the AFP news agency that 7g of marijuana had been discovered in the singer's possession following a tip-off.
"She spent a few hours in custody from Thursday evening to early Friday, she got a fine and then she was released," he said.
"The case is over for us."
After tonight's gig in Bergen Winehouse is due to perform in the Norwegian capital Oslo before journeying to the Netherlands.
The singer - whose album Back to Black was shortlisted for the Mercury music prize - has consistently faced allegations of drug and alcohol abuse over the last year.
She pulled out of a number of scheduled performances over the summer amid rumours she had agreed to go into rehab, although her record company stressed the cancellations were for "health issues".