Hollywood actor Jackie Chan's son Jaycee in arrested for drug charges

The son of Hollywood actor Jackie Chan has been arrested on drug-related charges, Chinese state media say.Jaycee Chan, 31, and Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko, 23, were detained last Thursday, Beijing police said in a statement on their official microblog.Police said both men tested positive for marijuana, with more than 100 grams of the drug found at Mr Chan's home.
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Their arrest comes amid an ongoing crackdown on drugs which has already netted several celebrity figures.

In June Chinese President Xi Jinping called for "forceful measures" to tackle illegal drug use.
A combination of file photographs show Hong Kong actor Jaycee Chan (L) arriving at the Hong Kong Film Awards on 19 April, 2009 and Taiwanese actor Kai Ko at the 48th Golden Horse Film Awards in Taiwan on 26 November, 2011
Gao Hu, 40, who appeared in the 2011 Zhang Yimou film "The Flowers of War", was detained earlier this month for possession of marijuana and methamphetamines, state media said.

Beijing Municipal Anti-Drug Office deputy director Jin Zhihai said that police were not specifically targeting celebrities.

"If there is an increased crackdown on drugs, the number of celebrity offenders will also rise," he told the Beijing Times on 14 August.In this photo taken on Tuesday, 18 March, 2014, actor Gao Hu poses on the red carpet during the award ceremony of the Celebrity Citizens in Beijing, China

Last week, 42 artist management agencies in Beijing signed an agreement with police pledging not to recruit celebrities with reported drug use problems.'Very big mistake'
Mr Chan, whose father Jackie was named an official "Narcotics Control Ambassador" by Chinese police in 2009, had been put under "criminal detention" for the suspected crime of "providing a shelter for others to abuse drugs", police said.

If convicted, he faces a maximum prison term of three years.

In found guilty, Mr Ko - who is accused to consuming drugs - would receive a less severe penalty of "administrative detention" in prison which will last up to 15 days, police said.