A court in South Africa has dropped charges of possessing and smoking marijuana against socialite Paris Hilton.

Hilton appeared in a Fifa World Cup courtroom after being arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana at a quarter-final between Brazil and the Netherlands.

A local radio station in Johannesburg said Hilton was detained outside the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium following the World Cup quarter-final match between Brazil and the Netherlands.

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