Girlicious' Natalie Mejia Gets Drug Possession Charge

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After being caught bringing a dozen bags of cocaine in her Gucci handbag, Natalie Mejia is charged with drug possession and is scheduled to be arraigned on April 15.

March 12, 2010

AceShowbiz - The Pussycat Dolls wannabe Natalie Mejia, of girl band Girlicious, has been charged with drug possession after Glendale, California police caught her with cocaine in her Gucci handbag. The singer, who shot to fame after appearing in Pussycat Dolls reality show "Girlicious", initially told cops she had no idea how the drugs got into her designer bag after she and a friend were pulled over for speeding and the car was searched.

TMZ reports 21-year-old Mejia allegedly had more than a dozen bags of cocaine stashed in her purse. The driver of the car was also charged with one felony count of possession for sale of a controlled substance and one misdemeanor count of driving without a valid license.

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Mejia is scheduled to be arraigned on April 15.

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