Bad boy Bieber arrested in Miami

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Pop star Justin Bieber's image took another hit Thursday after Miami Beach police caught him drag racing ? allegedly after drinking and smoking marijuana.

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Pop star Justin Bieber didn't look especially concerned after his arrest by Miami Beach police. (Police photo)

Bad boy Bieber arrested in Miami

Pop star Justin Bieber was charged with driving under the influence after police caught him drag racing in Miami Beach early Thursday – allegedly after drinking and smoking marijuana.

The arrest was the latest in a string of problems that have tarnished the image of the 19-year-old Canadian singer.

Justin Bieber (R) exits from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on January 23, 2014 in Miami, Florida. Justin Bieber was charged with drunken driving, resisting arrest and driving without a valid license after Miami Beach police found the pop star street racing Thursday morning. Joe Raedle/AFP

Miami Beach Police Chief Raymond Martinez told reporters that Bieber was incoherent at the time of his arrest, and was unable to produce a valid driver's license.

Wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, Bieber appeared in a Florida courtroom several hours later, where a judge ordered him held on $2,500 bond.

He left jail a short time later, waving to fans while sitting atop his sport utility vehicle (SUV).

Justin Bieber waves to his fans after exiting from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center Joe Raedle/AFP

Beyond the DUI charge, he also faces charges of resisting arrest and driving with an expired license.

Police released two mug shots of Bieber – he is smiling and slightly bleary-eyed in one, more serious in the other – as well as video footage of the arrest.

A police report revealed that the teenager failed a sobriety test. An "odor of alcohol" was detected on Bieber's breath, he had "bloodshot eyes" and made "slow deliberate movements," the report said.

Authorities said Bieber also was uncooperative and verbally abusive during his arrest, hurling obscenities at police, and initially refusing to exit his vehicle.

News reports said Bieber admitted to police that he had consumed alcohol, taken prescription medications and smoked marijuana.

Miami Beach police said they also arrested Bieber's friend, the rapper Khalil Amir Sharieff, and charged him with driving under the influence.

Sharieff reportedly had been driving a red Ferrari while racing against Bieber's yellow Lamborghini.

The pop star's crew reportedly blocked off the road with their SUVs to create an improvised drag strip.

The drag racing incident is just the latest in a series of recent negative headlines for Bieber, who has sold more than 12 million albums since emerging on the music scene in 2009 as a schoolboy sensation.

Just last week, police searched Bieber's Los Angeles mansion over an egg-throwing attack, seized illegal drugs and arrested one of the singer's associates.

The Canadian teen idol was accused of causing thousands of dollars in damage to a neighbor's house after pelting it with eggs. AFP

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