Artie Lange faces arrest for violating drug probation

Comedian Artie Lange poses for shocking new mugshots that show the devastating impact of his 30-year cocaine and heroin addiction as he is JAILED for violating his drug probation Artie Lange was arrested Tuesday morning for violating drug probation An officer told DailyMail.com that he was picked up without incident at Freedom House, a New Jersey addiction center where he has been staying He is currently serving four years probation stemming from an arrest for heroin possession in 2017 Lange is currently completing a drug court program after he failed probation and tested positive for cocaine in March  Last year, he revealed his nose had collapsed after 'three decades of drug abuse' 

By Andrew Court For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:44 BST, 21 May 2019 | Updated: 18:00 BST, 21 May 2019

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Comedian Artie Lange has been arrested for violating the terms of his drug probation, law officials have confirmed. 

The 51-year-old was picked up without incident shortly after 7 AM on Tuesday morning at Freedom House, an addiction center in Clinton New Jersey, where he has been receiving treatment. 

Lange, who is best known for his time as a co-star on The Howard Stern Show, was taken into custody without incident, and is currently being held at Essex County Correctional Facility, a police officer told DailyMail.com.  

Artie Lange pictured in his mugshot on Tuesday morning. Officers told DailyMail.com that he was picked up without incident at Freedom House in New Jersey

Lange recently revealed his nose has been 'hideously deformed due to three decades of drug abuse'

Artie Lange pictured in his mugshot on Tuesday morning. Officers told DailyMail.com that he was picked up without incident at Freedom House in New Jersey

Lange is pictured in a March 2019 mug shot, after he was arrested for testing positive to cocaine

 Lange is pictured in a March 2019 mug shot, after he was arrested for testing positive to cocaine

According to an official, Lange was picked up by police near his home in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 12 with 'a clear plastic bag with heroin on his lap in his

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