Justin Bieber arrested for driving under the influence and drag racing in Miami Beach

• The singer was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning in Miami
• He had been out with friends Khalil Sharief and model Chantel Jeffries
• Miami Beach police have tweeted confirming Bieber's arrest
• The star is said to be at the police station, soon to be taken to county jail

Justin Bieber, 19, has been arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) and drag racing.
The Boyfriend hitmaker was arrested on Thursday in Miami Beach, Florida, after driving a rented Lamborghini, police sources told
NBC 6 South Florida.
The Miami Herald have reported Bieber and his friends used their cars to block traffic on Pine Tree Drive at 26th Street, a residential area, at 4:30 a.m., creating a drag strip for the young star, who was in a Lamborghini.
Police Chief Raymond Martinez told the paper: 'Test showed that Bieber was under the influence of drugs.'

BREAKING NEWS: Justin Bieber has been arrested for driving under the influence and drag racing in Miami

The paper also reported that the singer was 'incoherent, had his hands in his pockets and resisted arrest without violence'.
The star was seen driving away from a club with a pretty model, who is reportedly Chantel Jeffries. 
He posted a photograph on Instagram after a visit to a skate shop in Miami and has been spending time with friends.
Meanwhile, Justin - who reportedly spent $75,000 at a strip club over the weekend - had his home in Calabasas, California, searched by police last week after he was accused of a vicious egg attack on his neighbour.
Detectives reportedly raided the 19-year-old star's mansion and one person was arrested on suspicion of drug possession.

At the wheel: Bieber was seen driving away from a club in Miami in a yellow Lamborghini with a friend in the passenger seat

The scene of the crime: This is Pine Tree Drive where the star and his friends reportedly blocked off the street so Justin could drag race up and down

Topless star: Justin posted a picture of himself on Instagram with his shirt open, posing next to his yellow Lamborghini

In July last year, marijuana and drug paraphernalia was also seized from one of the the singer’s tour buses although Justin was not on the bus at the time.
Miami Beach Police have tweeted: '#BreakingNews confirming @justinbieber has been arrested for DUI & Drag Racing more info & press release coming.'
NBC in South Florida have reported the singer was stopped 'early on Thursday morning while driving a rented Lamborghini.'

Model friend: Justin was said to be partying with model Chantel Jeffries on Wednesday evening

Spotted: The pair were pictured in the early hours of Thursday morning by friend Khalil, who captioned this Instagram shot: 'U know bizzle brought that lambo out'

Female friend: Bieber and his new friend were spotted jumping into his bright car after a night out on Wednesday evening

The 19-year-old is thought to be in custody and a police statement is due imminently.
Sky news are reporting: 'He (Justin Bieber) will be transferred from the police station to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center where he will be able to be bailed out.'
Earlier in the week the star had been hanging out in Miami with his father and friends, taking walks down the beach and riding Segways.
The star's mum, Pattie Mallette, told The Sun newspaper earlier this week: 'I think so many people go into the entertainment industry with amazing Christian roots and they go in with the right morals and they get influenced somehow.
'I ask that people keep me and Justin in their minds. I pray for him every day. If Justin's struggling, don't kick him when he's down or condemn him - pray for him.'

Guiding hand: Justin's father Jeremy Bieber arrived to spend the day with him on the beach

Text for success: Justin spent much of his time checking his phone with his friend Khalil on the beach

Pray for him: The star's mother, Pattie Mallette, asked fans to keep the star 'in their thoughts'

JUSTIN BIEBER'S BAD BEHAVIOR

March 2013 - 19th birthday celebrations turn sour when refused entry to London bar

March 2013 - Lunges at a photographer in London

March 2013 - Neighbour claims he 'spat' at him and 'threatened to kill' him

April 2013 - Pet monkey Mally is seized for not having the correct papers when Justin flies in to Munich

April 2013 - Banned from an Austrian nightclub after his minders 'smashed phones and groped girls'.

April 2013 - Justin writes in the guestbook of the Anne Frank Museum that the tragic teen would have been a 'Belieber'.

April 2013 - Posts racy cartoon showing a nake Justin holding a naked 'Belieber'.

April 2013 - Cancels Oman concert after his 'provocative' stage routines allegedly upset Islamic country.

May 2013 - The singer was investigated for battery after an altercation with neighbour in California

June 2013 - TMZ obtained audio of an altercation between Bieber and a photographer; the star steals his simcard and laughs

July 2013 - Was caught on video urinating into a mop bucket when exiting an NYC night club

October 2013 - The star was carried up the Great Wall of China by security guards, and then posted a picture of it on Instagram

November 2013 - Justin and a friend spent more than three hours inside a brothel in Rio de Janeiro before leaving with two women.

November 2013 - Charges with vandalism in Brazil when caught spraying 'Bielibers 4 life' graffiti on hotel wall and his security team 'attack photographers'

December 2013 - Bieber threatens to retire after a spate of bad publicity, on Twitter

January 2014 -  The star's Calabasas home searched by police after an alleged egg-throwing incident

January 2014 - Justin's friend Lil Za arrested for drug possession after raid on Bieber's house
January 2014 - Justin Bieber is arrested for driving under the influence and drag racing in Miami Beach.