Jackie Chan's son released after Beijing marijuana sentence
BEIJING (AP) — The son of actor 
Jackie Chan was released from a Beijing jail Friday after completing a 
six-month sentence for allowing people to use marijuana in his 
apartment, amid a crackdown on illegal narcotics in the Chinese capital.
A
 statement issued by Jaycee Chan's entertainment company said the 
32-year-old actor and singer left the city's Dongcheng jail a few 
minutes after midnight Thursday.
Photos showed chaotic scenes as reporters chased his car and surrounded it at a toll station.
The
 statement thanked fans and the media for their concern and said Chan 
would hold a news conference Saturday in order to "apologize and 
explain."
Police detained 
Chan, Taiwanese movie star Ko Kai and several other people in August in 
Chan's Beijing apartment. Chan and Ko tested positive for marijuana, and
 police seized more than 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of the substance. Ko, 
whose real name is Ko Chen-tung, was released after serving a 14-day 
administrative detention.
Chan
 could have been sentenced to as many as three years in prison, but the 
court showed leniency because he had confessed and showed contrition.
Police detained Chan, Taiwanese 
movie star Ko Kai and several other people in August in Chan's Beijing 
apartment. Chan and Ko tested positive for marijuana, and police seized 
more than 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of the substance. Ko, whose real name 
is Ko Chen-tung, was released after serving a 14-day administrative 
detention.
Chan could have 
been sentenced to as many as three years in prison, but the court showed
 leniency because he had confessed and showed contrition.
Jaycee
 Chan's arrest was a sensitive matter for his father because of Jackie 
Chan's high profile in China, including serving as an anti-drug 
ambassador and deputy to the top advisory board to China's legislature. 
The elder Chan has apologized for his son's actions and said the two 
would work together to mend his ways.
A
 number of celebrities have been caught up in Beijing's drug crackdown 
as the city tries to slow ballooning drug use. Police said more than 
7,800 people were arrested last summer in Beijing in what was called the
 biggest anti-drug campaign in two decades.
 
 
 
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