Paris Hilton was Las Vegas police arrested the socialite for allegedly having cocaine in her purse Friday night

LA Times.com: Paris Hilton booked on drug possession charge in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Police Department has released few details about the case. But a police official told CNN she was riding in a black Cadillac Escalade near the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel when police smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and pulled it over. Both Hilton and the driver were arrested.

They were arrested several days after an intruder armed with two knives tried to break into Hilton's Sherman Oaks home.

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