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Heidi Fleiss Busted for DUI, Possession

Ex Hollywood madam holding prescription drugs, but no Rx: cops

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 8, 2008 6:47 AM CST

(Newser) – Former madam to the stars Heidi Fleiss was busted yesterday after a traffic stop and charged with driving without a license, driving under the influence, and possessing prescription medicine without a prescription, the Las Vegas Sun reports. Fleiss had "prescription narcotics on her person, not in a prescription bottle, and could produce no evidence that the prescription pain medication had been prescribed to her," said a statement from county officials.

Her passenger allegedly had marijuana with him and was "under the influence of a controlled substance," officials said. Bail for Fleiss, who currently owns the Dirty Laundry in Nevada, has been set at $1400. Fleiss, 42, last made big news when she and her little black book were busted for running a call-girl operation serving Tinseltown movers and shakers.

Heidi Fleiss at BookExpo. The 42-year-old former madam was arrested yesterday for driving under the influence and other charges.
Heidi Fleiss at BookExpo. The 42-year-old former madam was arrested yesterday for driving under the influence and other charges.   (Getty Images)
In this image released by the Nye County Sheriff's Office, former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss is shown in a booking mug released, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Pahrump, Nev. Authorities say Fleiss was arrested Thursday morning on charges of illegal possession of prescription drugs and driving under the influence.  (AP...
In this image released by the Nye County Sheriff's Office, former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss is shown in a booking mug released, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in Pahrump, Nev. Authorities say Fleiss was arrested...   (Associated Press)
Former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss walks under a display board at Melbourne, Australia's stock exchange in this May 1, 2003 file photo. Fleiss opened Dirty Laundry, a 24-hour, coin-operated laundry, in Las Vegas that year. Yesterday, Fleiss was arrested in Pahrump for DUI and possession of prescription drugs. (AP Photo/Melbourne...
Former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss walks under a display board at Melbourne, Australia's stock exchange in this May 1, 2003 file photo. Fleiss opened Dirty Laundry, a 24-hour, coin-operated laundry,...   (Associated Press)
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