Jackie Chan's son detained in Beijing drug bust

In this photo taken Tuesday, March 18, 2014, actor Gao Hu poses on the red carpet during the award ceremony of the Celebrity Citizens in Beijing, China. Gao, 40, who had a small part as a soldier in Zhang Yimou's 2011 movie "The Flowers of War," has become the latest Chinese celebrity to face drug charges in a wave of detentions that an official said Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 is one of China's sternest crackdowns on illegal drug use in two decades. AP

BEIJING — Police and state media say Jackie Chan's actor-son Jaycee Chan has been detained in Beijing on drug-related charges, the latest high-profile celebrity to be ensnared in one of China's biggest anti-drug crackdowns in two decades.

Beijing's police said late Monday on its official microblog site that a 32-year-old Hong Kong actor identified only by his surname, Chen, was detained Thursday together with his Taiwanese actor friend.

The official Xinhua News Agency identified the detainees as Jaycee Chan and Kai Ko, the Taiwanese movie star.

Police say both actors tested positive for marijuana and admitted using the drug, and that 100 grams of it were taken from Chan's home.

Chan is accused of accommodating drug users, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of three years' imprisonment.

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