Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan, who recently spent more than a month in treatment for alcoholism, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of drunken driving and cocaine possession, police said.
The 21-year-old actress, who is already facing a drunken driving charge in Beverly Hills, was arrested about 1:30 a.m. in the Pacific coastal town of Santa Monica near Los Angeles.
Lohan was booked for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, possession of cocaine, and driving on a suspended or revoked license. She was released after posting a 25,000-dollar bail.
In a hastily convened news briefing outside the Santa Monica police station, a police officer told reporters that another motorist -- whom police described as the mother of Lohan's personal assistant -- had called police on her cell phone and alleged that the actress was chasing after her in an SUV.
Police said the other motorist and Lohan were in a parking lot and were arguing when officers arrived.
After officers conducted their initial investigation, they determined that Lohan was driving her vehicle under the influence. She was arrested for driving under the influence, and transported to the Santa Monica jail.
While in the jail, officers found in her possession a small amount of cocaine. She was charged for driving for driving under the influence, and for possession of the cocaine, according to police.
The two passengers were questioned and released, and the actress "was cooperative during the arrest," police said.
Lohan was arrested in May for drunken driving after she crashed her Mercedes in Beverly Hills. She turned herself into the Beverly Hills Police Department just last week and was booked on those charges.
Upon her release from an alcoholism treatment center two weeks ago, Lohan had agreed to wear a alcohol-detecting anklet.
Lohan's recent stint at the treatment center was her second round of treatment in less than a year. In January, she checked into a treatment center after supposedly passing out in a hotel hallway after party thrown for the Golden Globe Awards.
Lohan began her acting career at 10 as a child star, and have played rebellious youth roles in films like the 2004 "Mean Girls" and this year's "Georgia Rules." She just turned 21 -- the legal age for alcohol drinking in the United States, earlier this month.
Source: Xinhua
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