Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page has been charged in New York State with cocaine possession.
Page, 38, was arrested in an apartment east of Syracuse on Friday. A 25-year-old woman, Stephanie Ford, was also taken into custody.
Police noticed the pair as they inspected a nearby car with an open driver's side door.
"In the process of making the arrest, the girl (Page) was with identified him as the lead singer for the group and he subsequently said, `Yes, I play the guitar and sing,"' Capt. Bill Bleyle, of the nearby town of Manlius, told The Canadian Press.
Page is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance after police found cocaine and marijuana. Another woman who lives in the apartment, 27-year-old Christine Benedicto, was arrested hours later. She also faces a drug charge.
Page was released after posting $10,000 for bail. He is scheduled to appear in court with the two women on July 17.
The Juno-winning Barenaked Ladies first achieved fame in the early 1990s with their hit song "If I Had $1000000" and a cover of Bruce Cockburn's "Lovers in a Dangerous Time."
Page formed the group in the late 1980s with Ed Robertson in Scarborough, a former suburb of Toronto. They had a brush with controversy in 1991 during a New Years Eve concert, when a Toronto city hall staff member said their name insulted women.
But the band has a squeaky-clean image that blends well with their radio-friendly pop songs. They have also been politically active, playing at NDP events in Toronto and campaigning for debt relief for developing countries.
In 2005, Page released his first solo album, sarcastically titled "The Vanity Project."
The latest album released by the Barenaked Ladies is "Snacktime," a children's CD.
With files from The Canadian Press
