Former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has been arrested on suspicion of supplying class A drugs, sources have said.
The 24-year-old singer, who found fame with N-Dubz, was arrested along with a 35-year-old man by appointment at a central London police station and they both remain in custody.
The arrests come after the Metropolitan Police said its officers were “considering” information after a newspaper suggested Contostavlos had acted as a go-between in a drug deal by introducing a journalist to an alleged supplier.
The Sun On Sunday reported that half an ounce of cocaine changed hands as a result of the deal conducted at London’s Dorchester Hotel.
A Met Police spokesman said: “Officers from Westminster have today, Tuesday June 4, arrested two people – a 35 year-old man and a 24-year-old woman – by appointment at a central London police station on suspicion of being concerned win the supply of class A drugs.
“They remain in custody at a central London police station.”
Contostavlos’ spokesman declined to comment on the development.
A Met Police spokesman said a 24-year-old woman and 35-year-old man had been bailed to a date in July, adding that two residential properties were searched as part of the investigation.