Pubdate: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 Source: Sun.Star Cebu (Philippines) Copyright: 2005 Sun.Star Contact: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1690 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/areas/Philippines NORA AUNOR ARRESTED FOR DRUGS AT LA AIRPORT LOS ANGELES - Nora Aunor was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly possessing an illegal drug, a newspaper reported yesterday. The singer-actress, whose real name is Nora Cabaltera Villamayor, was arrested late Wednesday allegedly with eight grams of methamphetamine in her carry-on bag and a glass pipe wrapped in a T-shirt, according to the Daily Breeze of Torrance, which is near Los Angeles. The newspaper named Aunor, but Jennifer Peppin, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration, would only identify the woman as a "female suspect." Airport screeners stopped Aunor, who was flying to Oakland, and found the methamphetamine in a film container, the Daily Breeze said, citing unnamed law enforcement officials. Aunor, 51, was released early Thursday after posting $10,000 bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. A court hearing was scheduled April 21. Lita Patayon, assistant to the Philippines' consulate in Los Angeles, told The Associated Press by phone she was unaware of the incident but would attempt to confirm whether Aunor was arrested. Aunor has appeared in more than 170 films and recorded more than two dozen albums, including scores of hit singles. On screen, she starred with leading men of her time, including Joseph Estrada. She won the best actress award at the 2004 International Festival of Independent Films in Brussels, Belgium. In 1997, she won for best actress at the East Asia Film and Television Festival Awards in Penang, Malaysia. Although still a Philippine citizen, Aunor now spends much of her time in the United States and has a home in Linda Vista, several miles north of San Diego. - ---