The Paris Hilton Defense: 'The Drugs Weren't Mine' 9.85K Adrian Chen 08/28/10 01:10PM Filed to: excuses excuses Paris Hilton Cocaine Pot Arrested Las Vegas Paris Hilton was busted for felony cocaine possession last night in Vegas. Her defense: The purse with the coke wasn't hers. She used the same excuse when she was busted for pot in South Africa. It worked, that time.