Pete Doherty has been charged with possession of heroin following an incident at court
The Babyshambles singer was arrested just moments after he was spared jail with a fine for driving offences.
The 30-year-old escaped a prison sentence at Gloucester Crown Court after admitting careless and drink-driving after a gig in the city, but after he was told to pay £2,050 in fines and banned from driving for 18 months, police officers escorted him from the court to the police station across the road.
Gloucestershire Police confirmed the troubled musician had been charged with possession of heroin and released on bail.
Pete will now appear at Gloucester Magistrates' Court in January on a date to be fixed.
A Gloucestershire Constabulary spokeswoman said: "A 30-year-old Wiltshire man has been charged with possession of heroin and was bailed to appear at Gloucester Magistrates in January."
Officers told Doherty of his arrest in the corridors of the court, and he was escorted down the steps where photographers were waiting.
Minutes before the dramatic scene, the court heard Kate Moss's former boyfriend admit to careless driving on June 11 this year after playing a well-received gig to 300 fans at Guildhall.
He also admitted to drink-driving that night, having given a reading of 50 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit in the UK is 35mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath.
Pete had earlier admitted to two counts of drugs possession, and driving without a licence and without insurance, as part of the same episode.
