Hong Kong (CNN) -- The 32-year-old son of actor and kung fu star Jackie Chan has been charged with a drug offense and could face up to three years in jail.
The Supreme People's
Procuratorate said in a brief statement on Sina Weibo, a Chinese
microblogging site, that it had begun legal proceedings against actor
Jaycee Chan for "the crime of sheltering others to take drugs."
Chan, who is originally
from Hong Kong, is one of the highest profile celebrity offenders caught
in Beijing's clampdown on drug use in the city.
He was arrested alongside
23 year-old Taiwanese actor Kai Ko in August this year. The pair were
detained by Beijing police during a raid in Dongcheng district, the
city's commercial and cultural center.
Both men tested positive for marijuana and police later found more than 100 grams of the drug after searching Chan's apartment.
Ko was released after 14 days in administrative detention, while Chan has remained in police custody since his arrest.
State broadcaster CCTV aired footage of Chan, his face blurred, showing police where the drugs were hidden at his home, while Ko was shown making a tearful apology.
"I very much regret about
what happened. I'm very sorry to those who support me, like me or even
know me personally," he said. "I just want to tell them I'm really
sorry. I've set the worst example, which had the most terrible
influence. And this is a huge mistake."
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