on 29 january 2009, contostavlos was arrested after he someone said he was saying he would kill someone while he had a gun. he said this is not true. the police searched his camden home looking for a gun. three days later (saturday 31 january) he was taken off a british airways flight from edinburgh to london by police after it landed, with fellow n-dubz performer fazer, after appearing to be acting disorderly. a source said: "they were swearing at kids on the plane, being foul and threatening passengers. cabin crew called ahead to the police, who were waiting when the plane landed. they were taken away by armed officers."