Quest, 46, best-known for his work as CNN's business travel specialist and his eponymously-titled show Quest, was arrested in New York's Central Park with methamphetamine in his pocket.

Initial reports indicated he had been arrested for loitering and violating the park's curfew.

Quest was busted around 3:40am when police found him and another man inside the park near 64th street, sources say.

The park is normally closed between 1 am and 6 am.

But there's more to this scandal than meets the eye.

The New York Post is reporting that Quest not only had drugs in his pocket, he also had a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals.

Aside from the strategically placed rope, the newspaper also reports that a police search uncovered a sex toy inside the boot of his car.

And here's the punch line...

The Post (with nary a whiff of irony) says "It wasn't immediately clear what the rope was for."

Meanwhile, the New York Times says Quest freely admitted to having a controlled substance on him, telling a police officer at the scene: "I've got some meth in my pocket."

Quest was later charged with loitering and criminal possession of a controlled substance. However, despite his unusual get-up, he escaped a lewdness charge because he wasn't exposing himself at the time.

Quest has reportedly agreed to six months of counselling in exchange for a judge's promise to drop the charge if the therapy is successful.

His lawyer, however, has piped up and offered his take on the bizarre events.

Alan Abramson, says: "Mr. Quest didn't realise that the park had a curfew."

He was simply "returning to his hotel with friends," Abramson said.

(Source: The New Zealand Herald)