Jaycee Chan, the 32-year-old actor son of Jackie Chan, pleaded guilty in Beijing’s Dongcheng District Court on 9 January 2015 to sheltering others to use drugs and was sentenced to six months in prison with a 2,000 yuan fine.[1][2] Police had raided his Beijing flat the previous August and found more than 100 grams of marijuana, an offence carrying a maximum of three years.[1][2]
Chan was detained at the flat in August with Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko, whose real name is Ko Chen-tung, after both tested positive for marijuana.[1][2] State television aired video of the raid showing Chan identifying the marijuana in his possession, and Ko testifying on camera that he had used drugs at Chan’s home.[2] Ko was released after a 14-day administrative detention for drug use, while Chan faced the more serious criminal charge of providing a shelter for drug abuse.[1][2] The case unfolded during a drug crackdown ordered by President Xi Jinping in June 2014, and Chan’s father, named an official narcotics control ambassador in 2009, said he felt ashamed and sad.[1][2]
