GLENDALE -- A singer in the pop group 'Girlicious' has been arrested on a drug charge after police say they found more than a dozen bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse.
Natalie Mejia, 21, of Diamond Bar, was arrested in Glendale Tuesday night after a car she was riding in was stopped for speeding, Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.
A Glendale officer found more than a dozen bags of cocaine inside her purse, police said.
She was booked at 11:16 p.m. Tuesday on suspicion of possessing cocaine for sale, according to police and published reports.
Mejia spent the night in in jail and was released in lieu of $30,000 bail at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, according to jail records.
The driver, Peter Asencio, 28, of Burbank, was arrested on the same charge, police said.
Mejia was ordered to appear in court April 15.
'Girlicious' was formed by Robin Antrin, who also started the Pussycat Dolls.
Aside from Mejia, the other members of the group are Nichole Cordova and Chrystina Sayers.
In 2008, Mejia was a contestant on The CW unscripted series, "Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious," beating out other contestants to become a member of the all-girl group.
Natalie Mejia, 21, of Diamond Bar, was arrested in Glendale Tuesday night after a car she was riding in was stopped for speeding, Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.
A Glendale officer found more than a dozen bags of cocaine inside her purse, police said.
She was booked at 11:16 p.m. Tuesday on suspicion of possessing cocaine for sale, according to police and published reports.
Mejia spent the night in in jail and was released in lieu of $30,000 bail at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, according to jail records.
The driver, Peter Asencio, 28, of Burbank, was arrested on the same charge, police said.
Mejia was ordered to appear in court April 15.
'Girlicious' was formed by Robin Antrin, who also started the Pussycat Dolls.
Aside from Mejia, the other members of the group are Nichole Cordova and Chrystina Sayers.
In 2008, Mejia was a contestant on The CW unscripted series, "Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious," beating out other contestants to become a member of the all-girl group.