A Taiwanese actor arrested on drug charges along with the son of Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan was released Friday after two weeks in detention, amid a broad anti-drug crackdown in China's capital that has ensnared several celebrities.
Kai Ko emerged from a Beijing detention center before dawn and into a scrum of reporters from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Followed to his hotel by the press pack, a visibly agitated Ko challenged one reporter to a fight before retreating inside an elevator.
The 23-year-old was arrested on 14 August along with Jaycee Chan, son of the Hong Kong martial arts superstar.
Police said both actors tested positive for marijuana and admitted using the drug, and that 100 grams (3.53 ounces) of it were taken from Chan's home.
Jackie Chan's son still in detention
While Ko was given a sentence of 14 days in administrative detention standard for those caught doing drugs 31-year-old Jaycee Chan remains in detention and faces a potentially much heftier penalty for having shared drugs with others.
Chan, whose mother is former Taiwanese actress Lin Fang-jiao, was raised in Los Angeles and has appeared in about 20 films, most of them low-budget Hong Kong and mainland Chinese productions.
Jackie Chan has publicly apologised for his son's drug use and pledged to work with him on his recovery.
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