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Justin Bieber arrested in Miami Beach for DUI and drag racing

Justin Bieber has been arrested for allegedly drag racing in Miami Beach, Fla., and driving under the influence, the Miami Beach Police Department wrote in a tweet posted on its official Twitter page.

The police told WSVN the 19-year-old Bieber was arrested Thursday just after 4 a.m.on Pine Tree Drive and 26th Street. According to police, he was driving a Lamborghini.

Officers saw two cars racing at 4:09 a.m. Thursday, with two vehicles apparently used to block the area off, Miami Dade-Police spokesman Sgt. Bobby Hernandez told WSVN in South Florida. He says the second car was a red Ferrari, and that driver was also arrested. Both cars were towed.

The Miami Beach Police Department later tweeted that R&B singer Khalil Sharief was arrested along with Bieber. 

Bieber failed a field sobriety test and was taken to the Miami Beach police station for a Breathalyzer and processing, Hernandez said. Bieber will be transported to the Miami-Dade County jail, he added. 

The street where police say Bieber was racing is a palm-tree-lined residential area in mid-Miami Beach. Along one side of the street are small apartment buildings, and on the other side are a high school, a youth center, a golf course and a city firehouse.

Under Florida law, people under the age of 21 are considered driving under the influence if they have a blood-alcohol content of .02 percent or more - a level he could reach with one drink. For 21 and over, it is .08 percent.

For a first DUI offense, there is no minimum sentence and a maximum of six months, a fine of $250 to $500, and 50 hours of community service. For anyone under 21, there is an automatic six-month license suspension.

First offense of a drag-racing offense nets a sentence of up to six months, a fine of $500 to $1,000, and a one-year license suspension.

The arrest is just the latest in a string of scandals linked to the Biebs. Last week, a dozen detectives raided the pop star's California home, searching for evidence that would link him to an egging incident, which caused approximately $20,000 in damages to a neighbor's home. 

During the search, one of the singer's friends, Xavier Smith, also known as Lil Za, was arrested for narcotics possession. 

Bieber then headed to Miami, where he reportedly dropped $75,000 in $1 bills at a strip club. 

The Miami Beach Police Department and reps for Bieber and his mother, Pattie Mallette, did not immediately return FOX411's request for comment. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Mahabubur Rahaman

Interested in eCommerce, Marketing, Social Engineering, Serial Entrepreneur, UX, Music, Blog. Writer at @Techinasia @Medium and http://wjarman.com

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