CNN Anchor Arrested With Meth

brianm — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:55:18 -0400

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International reporter <b>Richard Quest</b> was charged with drug possession Friday

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CNN Anchor Richard Quest was arrested early Friday for drug possession.

Police initially stopped Quest, 46, in NYC's Central Park for violating the park's curfew. He was busted around 3:40 a.m. when police found a small bag of methamphetamine in his pocket, The New York Times reports.

"I've got some meth in my pocket," he confessed to police, according to the complaint obtained by The Times.

Quest was arraigned Friday afternoon in Manhattan Criminal Court on a misdemeanor charge of possessing methamphetamine and on a charge of loitering.

After negotiating with the Manhattan district attorney’s office, he agreed to six months of counseling if the judge drops the charge, providing Quest's therapy is successful The Times reports.

The British journalist - who attends the World Economic Forum in Switzerland each year - is best known for CNN's late-night international programming. He also hosts his own hourlong show, Quest.

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Richard Quest attends a Qatar Airways gala in NYC, June 28, 2007.

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