PARIS — Paris Hilton
was briefly detained in
Corsica after sniffer
dogs detected a "quite
small" quantity of
marijuana in her bag, a
French newspaper
reported Saturday.
Corse Matin newspaper
said officers at the
airport in Figari found
about one gram's worth
of marijuana. Hilton,
who was transiting the
French Mediterranean
island in a private jet on
Friday, was hauled in for
questioning and
released about 30
minutes later, the
report said.
In a story posted on its
Web site, the
newspaper said Hilton
was traveling along
with "personalities close
to power in Malaysia"
from the French capital
to Porto Cervo, in
Sardinia.
In a posting on the
TwitLonger site
Saturday, Hilton wrote,
"Just to put an end to
these rumors. The
stories saying I have
been arrested are
completely false!"
"I am having the best
vacation of my life," the
posting said.
Earlier this month, Hilton
was arrested after the
Brazil-Netherlands World
Cup match in Port
Elizabeth, South Africa,
on suspicion of
possession of
marijuana. The case
was then dropped at a
midnight court hearing.
Hilton pleaded no
contest in 2007 to
alcohol-related reckless
driving and was
sentenced to 45 days in
jail. After spending
about 23 days in jail,
Hilton told U.S. television
host Larry King that the
experience caused her
to re-evaluate the role
partying played in her
life. She said she
wanted "to help raise
money for kids and for
breast cancer and
multiple sclerosis."