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Jenson Button's ex-wife Jessica Michibata has been arrested, according to reports.
The model, 31, was arrested by local authorities after a parcel of MDMA was ordered to her hotel in Tokyo, where she and a pal were staying.
Sources claim that a customs officer found the bag containing the drug in a package which had arrived from overseas.
Police from Tokyo's Metropolitan Police raided the hotel and arrested Jessica and one other individual.
However, Jessica is denying the allegations she is facing.
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Meanwhile, a statement from Jessica's modelling agency Revive said: "We would like to apologize to all concerned and fans for causing great concern due to the news of Jessica Michibata, who belongs to our company.
Jenson Button's ex-wife Jessica Michibata has been arrested in Tokyo (Getty Images AsiaPac)
Jessica is denying all allegations (Wire Image)"Currently, our company is unable to contact Michibata directly, and we are collecting information to confirm the facts.
"As the investigative agency is currently investigating, we will refrain from providing further details."
Jessica and Jenson met in Tokyo in 2008 and went on to start a romantic relationship eight months after they first met at a hotel bar.
However, the couple split just two years later before they rekindled their romance which saw the F1 driver go on to propose in 2014.
Jenson got down on one knee on Valentine's Day with a ring estimated to be worth around £250,000.
Less than a year later, the couple went on to tie the knot with a Hawaiian ceremony in December.
Jessica and Jenson split in 2015 but remained good friends following their divorce (Getty Images)But their romance came to an end just a year later as they filed for divorce but stated their split was "amicable".
At the time, a spokesperson for Jenson said: "Jenson and Jessica have decided to go their separate ways and it is very amicable.
"There is no one else involved."
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Throughout their marriage, the couple didn't live together, with Jenson explaining in 2015 that despite tying the knot, they didn't see each other any more than they did before they married.
Jessica lived in Japan with her mum, while he resided in Monaco.
Currently, Jessica who was born in Fukui, Japan, resides in the United States with her daughter who she welcomed 2017 – however, the baby's father remains a mystery.
Sharing the delightful news, the model said: "Words cannot describe how happy I feel and how much love I have for this beautiful soul...Welcome to the world Joy Thank you for choosing me as your mother, I will love you forever and ever and ever."
She went on to share in Japanese that her daughter was born on October 20, three weeks ahead of her due date at a Los Angeles hospital.