It is unclear why the announcement of the detentions was delayed for several days.
Police said both actors tested positive for
marijuana and admitted using the drug, and that 100g of it was taken from
Chan's home.
Jaycee Chan's management, M'Stones
International, apologised to the public on his behalf for the "social
impact" caused in a statement on their website.This image from pixellated
video shows Chan with police and the drugs
It said they would "supervise his
rehabilitation and help him return to the right path".
Jaycee Chan was born and raised in Los Angeles
and has tried to launch a film and music career, which has not flourished.
He is known as a playboy in China and is said
to have frustrated his father with his extravagant lifestyle.
The detentions follow a declaration in June by
President Xi Jinping that illegal drugs should be wiped out and that offenders
would be severely punished. In Beijing alone, more than 7,800 people have been
caught in the crackdown, police said.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV aired footage
of a police search of the younger Chan's home in Beijing in which he is
depicted, his face pixelated, showing officers where he stashed bags of
marijuana. Police said they acted on a tip-off from the public.
Chan is accused of accommodating drug users,
an offence that carries a maximum sentence of three years' imprisonment - a far
more serious charge than that of drug consumption. Two other people detained in the same case
were accused of selling drugs while Ko is accused of drug consumption.
China named the elder Chan an anti-drug
ambassador in 2009.
Jackie Chan was in London
for a screening of Chinese Zodiac last week
Ko, the Taiwanese star, was part of an
anti-drug campaign two years ago, CCTV reported, showing footage of the
campaign in which he joins other celebrities in a chorus declaring: "I
don't use drugs."
He was shown on CCTV, his face pixelated,
tearfully apologising to his fans and family.
"I feel very regretful, very sorry to all
the people who support me ... I've been a very bad example, I've made a very
big mistake," he said.
Last week, 42 Beijing performing arts
associations and theatre companies signed a pledge to not hire any actors
connected with drugs in an event organised by the capital's Narcotics Control
Office and the Beijing Cultural Bureau.
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