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The former frontman of The Libertines received a four-month suspended prison sentence after admitting possession of a flick knife. Police found him with the knife on June 18 while he was on his way to his home in London.
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- Libertines singer Pete Doherty was sentenced to six months in prison for burglary and drug possession; after an appeal, the sentence was reduced to two months.
- The Babyshambles frontman was subjected to a full-body search at Gardermoen Airport in Norway after customs officials detained him for three hours to check whether he was carrying drugs.
- Pete Doherty was arrested during a police drug operation in Shrewsbury, where his band Babyshambles was performing. Police said that a man and a woman were arrested for possession of Class A drugs, while another 17 people were searched. A subsequent Babyshambles concert in Norwich was canceled.
- Pete Doherty, frontman of Babyshambles, appeared before Thames Magistrates' Court in London on seven charges of drug possession.
- Pete Doherty was warned by a judge that he could face prison or community service for drug offenses.