BUSH'S NIECE 'FOUND WITH COCAINE'

Noelle Bush was once jailed for a drug-related offence Police in the US
state of Florida say Noelle Bush - niece of the president - has been found
with cocaine at her drug rehabilitation centre.

Ms Bush - the daughter of George W Bush's brother Jeb who is also the
governor of Florida - has a history of alcohol and drug problems.

Police in the city of Orlando were called to the rehabilitation centre where
the 25-year-old was being treated after staff said she had been found with
cocaine in her possession.

But a police spokesman, Sergeant Orlando Rolon, said police had not charged
Ms Bush with any offence nor had they interviewed her immediately.

Sergeant Rolon said Ms Bush was not arrested at the time because officers
could not get a sworn statement that she was in possession of cocaine.

He said the investigation would continue.

'Road to Recovery'

Governor Jeb Bush said he would not discuss his daughter's situation.

"This is a private issue as it relates to my daughter and myself and my
wife," he said.

"The road to recovery is a rocky one for a lot of people that have this kind
of problem. I don't have any details about what happened. I just found out."

In July, a judge ruled that Ms Bush broke the terms of a court-ordered drug
treatment programme after a worker found her with some pills - and she was
jailed for 72 hours.

She had been arrested in January after fraudulently trying to obtain a
prescription drug to treat anxiety.

Jeb Bush faces a re-election campaign for governor this autumn.