The Church of Scientology is reeling after a new report that Denise Gentile, the twin sister of leader David Miscavige, was arrested earlier this year on DUI and drug charges, and that she operated a litter of dilapidated Florida properties that were a haven for both dealers and users.

According to a bombshell report from the Tampa Bay Times, the Scientologist Gentile, 53, was taken into custody this past January 22 in connection with DUI, failure to yield and misdemeanor marijuana possession.

The report -- which claims that Gentile, a Clearwater native, would even barter with tenants offering drugs as payment for rent on the properties she owned -- comes as an obvious jaw-dropper, as Scientology has a stringent anti-drug philosophy. (Church founder L. Ron Hubbard once wrote, "The single most destructive element present in our current culture is drugs.")

In addition, the arrest marks another chapter in what's been a wave of poor publicity for Miscavige, whose father and b