WEST COAST says the police's decision to drop Ben Cousins' drug charge won't affect the decision to sack its former captain. He still faces one charge of failing to take a blood test.
"The West Coast Eagles have today been informed that police will drop the charge against Ben Cousins of being in possession of a prohibited substance," a statement from the club said.
"This does not change the club position or the decision made on Wednesday to terminate Ben's contract because of repeated and serious breaches to his agreement with the club."
Cousins was charged with possessing a prohibited drug after police pulled him over for driving erratically on Tuesday.
He was also charged with failing to comply with a requirement to undergo a driver assessment.
WA Assistant Commissioner for Special Crimes, Wayne Gregson, said police had dropped the one drug possession charge against the sacked West Coast Eagles midfielder on advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Mr Gregson said a diazepam, or Valium, pill was found on Cousins, but the DPP said that it was only a prohibited drug in a liquid, injectable form.
However he said several other drugs were also found in the car, in which there were also two passengers.
"The following drugs were seized from the vehicle: oxycontin, which is a prohibited drug, diazepam, Viagra ... and a $20 note which preliminary indications and analysis show traces of MDMA, which is ecstasy and cocaine," he told reporters in Perth.
The charges this week led to his sacking by the West Coast Eagles on Wednesday.
Cousins has never tested positive for illicit drugs.
He appeared in the Perth Magistrate's Court yesterday where the matter was adjourned for three months so that he could return to rehabilitation in the US.
On Friday, Cousin's lawyer Shane Brennan said Cousins was delighted to learn the charges would be dropped.
"He's as happy as Larry, so would you or I be," Mr Brennan told ABC Radio.
Mr Brennan said Cousins still planned to defend the failure to take the blood test charge.
The lawyer would not comment on how this may affect Cousins' application for a visa to the United States.
Ben Cousins, the former West Coast Eagles AFL team captain has been forcedly removed from the West Coast Eagles and is 'no longer a registered player', according to an AFL spokesperson. 

Cousins was pulled over by police on Tuesday for erratic driving. Police charged the player with one drug charge and failing to provide a blood test. The drug charge was dropped today but the blood test charge still lingers, after police had found the drug Valium solely in pill form - the drug is only illegal in the liquid form (for injection).

Cousins had already been temporarily suspended by the West Coast Eagles prior to the 2007 season but has never actually tested positive to illicit drugs. Cousins then underwent rehabilitation in the USA in early 2007 and agreed to return to the club under a number of conditions, including a 'zero-tolerance clause', according to The Sunday Times this morning.

West Coast still stands in its decision to sack Cousins.