Britain's most senior police officer said on Friday that pop stars and celebrities who are pictured apparently taking drugs should be put on trial to prove they were snorting talcum powder and not cocaine.London Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ian Blair said he wanted juries to decide whether famous figures caught on film were indeed taking illegal drugs even if it was impossible for police to prove what the substance actually was.A number of well-known stars, such as supermodel Kate Moss and Grammy-winning soul singer Amy Winehouse, have been pictured in national newspapers allegedly taking drugs, prompting police investigations that led to no charges.In an interview with the London Evening Standard, he said he had "directly asked" the Crown Prosecution Service whether it was reasonable celebrities should go on trial when "we can't tell what kind of white powder that is".- REUTERS
