Don Trump Jr’s friend who was detained on cocaine charges was told by cops to ‘stop dropping names’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsDon Trump Jr’s friend who was detained on cocaine charges was told by cops to ‘stop dropping names’Zach Witkoff told The Independent he’s ‘deeply embarrassed’ by the incidentKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Thursday 23 April 2026 17:36 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963610","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/zach-witkoff-miami-arrest-cocaine-b2963610.html","title":"Trump ally arrested on cocaine charge in 2022: report"}}CloseSteve Witkoff: 'We’re closer to Ukraine peace deal than in years'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Zach Witkoff, the co-founder and CEO o...