Babyshambles frontman, Pete Doherty was arrested after an alleged drugs bust on a flight at the weekend.
According to NME the singer was detained in Geneva after being found slumped in a bathroom on board a British Airways plane.
The Sunday Mail reported that a hypodermic needle was found at the scene and wrapped in tissue by airline staff.
The 30-year-old musician was fined by police before being allowed to play at the Neuchatel Open Air festival.
A British Airways spokesperson said: "Swiss police met BA730 from Heathrow to Geneva on Friday and a man was arrested".
A Geneva police spokesman told The Sun: "We were contacted by the captain of a BA flight and a passenger was controlled by police.
"He was charged but I cannot say what with. He paid a fine and was allowed to go."
