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Son of former US VP Al Gore arrested for drug possession
Al Gore III, son of former Vice President Al Gore, was arrested on drug possession charges in Orange County, California, after being pulled over for driving 100 mph. Deputies found marijuana and prescription drugs in his Prius.
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Thursday, July 5, 2007 On Wednesday morning at 2:15 a.m., PDT (UTC-7) the son of former Vice President Al Gore, Albert Gore III, was pulled over by Orange County Sheriff's Department in California for driving 100 mph (approximately 160 km/h) on the San Diego Freeway. The deputy smelled marijuana in his car which, when searched, contained a small amount of marijuana along with the prescription drugs Valium, Xanax, Vicodin, and Adderall. Albert Gore III was arrested on suspicion of drug possession. He did not have prescriptions for any of the drugs found with him at the time of the arrest. Gore was booked in Santa Ana. He was released on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. PDT on a US$20,000 bond. Gore was previously arrested in 2003 for marijuana possession and in 2002 for suspected drunken-driving. Sources AP. Police: Drugs found in Gore son's Prius after traffic stop — CNN, July 4, 2007 Al Gore's son busted for drugs in hybrid car — Reuters, July 4, 2007
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