Jaycee Chan released from jail

FILE - In this June 14, 2010 file photo Hong Kong actor Jaycee Chan attends a premiere of his new film "Break Up Club" in Hong Kong. Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan said he feels shame for his son, Jaycee, who has been indicted by Beijing prosecutors on a drug charge and could be jailed for up to three years. The remarks, reported Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 by China's official Xinhua News Agency, came two days after authorities announced the indictment against Jaycee, 32, who is charged with sheltering others to use drugs. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

FILE - In this June 14, 2010 file photo Hong Kong actor Jaycee Chan attends a premiere of his new film "Break Up Club" in Hong Kong. Hong Kong action film star Jackie Chan said he feels shame for his son, Jaycee, who has been indicted by Beijing prosecutors on a drug charge and could be jailed for up to three years. The remarks, reported Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 by China's official Xinhua News Agency, came two days after authorities announced the indictment against Jaycee, 32, who is charged with sheltering others to use drugs. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Published Feb 13, 2015

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BEIJING - The son of actor Jackie Chan has been released from a Beijing jail 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 Checheng jail a few minutes after midnight on Thursday.

Photos showed chaotic scenes as reporters chased his car and surrounded it at a toll station.

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 of the substance.

Ko, whose real name is Ko Chen-tung, was released after serving a 14-day administrative detention. - Sapa-AP

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