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 Original Post 2009-Aug-18, 01:34 PM
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Saratoga Springs
Tuesday 18 August 2009, 12:47pm
Jockey Norberto Arroyo Jnr has been charged in upstate New York with possessing and intending to sell cocaine after he was found with about 12 grams during a traffic stop.
Police in Saratoga Springs say the 33-year-old from Winthrop, Massachusetts, was pulled over on Sunday morning a few blocks from Saratoga racecourse where he has been riding during the six-week racing season that began on July 29.
Police say Arroyo was stopped for not wearing a seat belt and that he's also charged with driving with a suspended licence.
He was arraigned on two felony drug charges and ordered to be held in the county jail on $US25,000 ($A30,443) bail.
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board suspended Arroyo's racing licence after the arrest and set a hearing for Friday.
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