No headlines for celebrity drug users

Actor Kai Ko was detained by Beijing police on suspicion of illegal drug use.

Before Chan and Ko were caught, Beijing police announced the detention of Gao Hu, a 40-year-old actor who has played a number of supporting roles in many popular movies and TV dramas.

Young netted in drug abuse blitz

Chinese celebrities caught with drugs

Previously, Zhang Mo, actor and the son of actor and director Zhang Guoli, made news headlines when police confirmed he was arrested for drug-taking. He was also arrested for using marijuana in 2012.

In June, Beijing police detained famous screenwriter and novelist Chen Wanning, whose pen name is Ning Caishen, for possession and use of methamphetamine, a stimulant, in an apartment in Beijing.

The detention list also includes director Zhang Yuan, singer Li Daimo and Hong Kong actor Roy Cheung.

There have been suggestions that the media circus surrounding the drug-taking celebrities has actually boosted their fame.