This is the drug user who was dubbed ‘Dracula’ by police for his unsightly buck teeth.

Alan Dale Lee first came to the attention of officers in Florida when he was arrested for alleged aggravated battery and selling of marijuana in August 2009.

The public was aghast at his strange and crooked teeth, which provoked horror from the media.

The gap-toothed 45-year-old came under the gaze of the law again just over a year later, in October 2010, when he was arrested for alleged sale and possession of marijuana.

Undeterred by his embarrassing mugshots, Lee was back in the spotlight again two weeks ago on another drugs charge.

His latest pictures came in front on the cameras at Florida’s Dade City Police Department for alleged possession of methamphetamine.

He is now being detained in Land O’Lakes Detention Center, with a bond of $10,000, until a court date can be arranged for.

Lee’s startling image is not the first police mugshot to provoke jokes and titters from the general public.

Other alleged criminals have been mocked for their odd expressions, bad skin, bizarre tattoos and bedraggled appearance.

Last year, Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for his uncompromising stance on crime, announced plans to let the public browse through the images of those arrested each day and then vote for their favourite picture.

Some of the most popular – and amusing mugshots – are of celebrities, pushed in front of cameras at their very worst – and without the protection of make-up and airbrushing for once.

Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Macaulay Culkin and Mick Jagger are among those whose police station stop-offs have been captured on camera for the whole world to see.

– UK Daily Mail