After racking up a pot charge (which was dropped) at the World Cup earlier this summer, Paris Hilton has now been arrested for a possession on cocaine charge in Las Vegas on Friday night (August 27).

With the events taking place outside of the Wynn Hotel, the hotel heiress was the passenger in a car stopped by local police – as the driver,boyfriend Cy Waits, was charged with non-alcohol related DUI.

From there, cops searched Miss Hilton before ending up finding an undisclosed amount of a substance which ended up being cocaine.

Then being booked in jail, Hilton was quickly released on her own recognizance after immediately hiring celebrity Sin City lawyer David Chesnoff – who has defended the likes of David Copperfield, Suge Knight and Vince Neil.

As for the current standing, insiders tell that Paris claims the cocaine was found in a purse which didn’t belong to her – though she and her legal eagle will soon have to convince the judge in believing their story.