Richard Quest, CNN Reporter, Arrested On Drug Charges

***UPDATE***
The New York Post reports on new, lurid details regarding the arrest of CNN reporter Richard Quest.

CNN personality Richard Quest was busted in Central Park early yesterday with some drugs in his pocket, a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals, and a sex toy in his boot, law-enforcement sources said.[...]

Quest was initially busted for loitering, the source said. Aside from the oddly configured rope, the search also turned up a sex toy inside of his boot, and a small bag of methamphetamine in his left jacket pocket.

It wasn't immediately clear what the rope was for.

The New York Times' City Room blog reports that CNN International business and travel reporter Richard Quest has been arrested on drug charges:

Mr. Quest was arrested early Friday morning after being escorted out of Central Park for violating the park curfew, a law enforcement official said Friday. The park is closed from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.

The police noticed Mr. Quest at 64th Street and West Drive at about 3:40 a.m., the official said. As he was being escorted out, he volunteered, "I have meth in my pocket," according to an official briefed on the case. The police searched him and recovered a small amount of methamphetamine in a Ziploc bag.

Not sure who Richard Quest is? Check this video out below:

Related: Thought Process Flowchart: CNN's Richard Quest [236.com]

Comments

[VictorLudorum]

GLOBALISATION IS A MEDIA THON! THE CONCERT OF LIGHTS IS BEAMING IN MY MIND.
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[VictorLudorum]

Get well Richard "its take off time'!

[VictorLudorum]

The germans have outclassed Meth with a Hashish Injection.­..........­..........­........Me­th just constipates ..........­..........­.....

[Oreva]

Wow!!! That explains his hyperactive nature

[Prolix]

Be positive one and all -- look at the bright side, when his teeth fall out he has the perfect alibi, "I'm not using, I'm just British."

[SaveTheSealsClubANewfie]

And he will still be more fortunate than you. He will have gaps between his teeth but you will still have that huge gap between your ears

[Amalek]

I pity the poor bastards who will spend 28 days locked up in rehab with Quest. Maybe after he detoxs he will become a bit less wired.

I saw him in Hong Kong. He travels with his mother. Wonder if she is a crystal methodist too?

[zeke3]

omg, what a story. I didn't realize...­with his mother??? I hope he hasn't got her taking meth!

[Vr6]

One swallow does not a summer make!

[Roafer]

I wonder if he was a Crystal METHodist like the Rev. Terry Haggart? Oh........­......thos­e nutty theocrats and their nasty habits!

[southafrica4obama]

this is a sad day.i had admired Richard Quest for soo long whilst in africa. he was a hyper gentleman. it turns out perhaps he was that active coz of drugs. how bad. please, how can we stop the flow and eventual use of drugs? Richard is now gone for gooood. i'm gonna miss him. i was impressed by his report of the last concorde flight and the 1st airbus 380 flight from singapore. he been to the US and was very visible and noticed. drugs are bad people...M­eth!!

[MrCarton]

Those fingers were getting it right...ju­st at the right moment.

What an appropriate video! Kudos, HuffPo.

[zeke3]

He's ruined now.

[Tyrione]

Which anchor is next? There are a few cocky one's around.

[GotRights]

Maybe Couric's got a happy pill problem.

[the964kid]

He must have been on meth to admit to that - but they were probably about to search him anyway. Freakin meth?? Thats as bad as crack - what the hell was this guy thinking?!?

[Roafer]

Worse than crack, much worse/

[zeke3]

I can't believe it! Quest??? He's the nerd of CNN, or at least I thought he was!

[arielito]

embarrassing

[laborgrunt]

Being addicted to a horrible drug like Meth is not embarrassing, It is utterly sad. It is a disease. Same way getting cancer is not embarrassing .