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Michael Cameron Douglas Arrest

Actor Michael Douglas’ son Cameron may be facing life in jail on drug trafficking charges, according to news reports published on Saturday.The 30 year old struggling actor is accused of possessing and distributing various forms of methamphetimine – crystal meth – over a period of three years.

He was arrested in Manhattan on July 28th 2009, but court documents have only just apparently become available. If convicted Cameron Douglas faces a minimum of ten years in prison and a maximum of life.

It is alleged that Douglas received large amounts of crystal meth in Los Angeles and then sent them to NY, often using  Federal Express delivery service.

When sending the packages it is alleged that Cameron used code words like ‘pastry” and “bath salts” to get the packages through without attracting suspicion. Unfortunately for him it appears that some of his associates in his endeavors were working for the authorities and their information may have led to his arrest.

Cameron Douglas has been trying to make a name for himself in show business for years. He appeared  in the movie “It runs In Family” in 2003 alongside both his father and his grandfather Kirk Douglas, but has yet to score any other significant roles either on the big screen or on television. A stint as house DJ at the popular New York night spot ended in 1999 when he was arrested buying cocaine from a drug dealer who was under police scrutiny.

He was arrested in again in 2007 when he was pulled over in Santa Monica, CA on a traffic violation. Police found a bootle of liquid cocaine and a syringe and the charge became possession.

His latest project was working with Corey Feldman on an as of yet unfinished crime drama called “Beautiful Outsiders” which the younger Douglas was co producing as well as acting in.

Because of his previous drug convictions it may be hard for Cameron Douglas to obtain a minimum sentence if convicted on the new charges. At this time it is believed he is still in custody in New York.

Michael Douglas, who was reportedly paying for the hotel room that Cameron was living in at the time of his arrest has yet to make any official statements about his eldest son’s latest legal troubles.

Cameron is the child of Michael Douglas and his first wife Diandra Douglas whose marriage ended in divorce in 2000 after twenty three years.

Jailed American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee returned home to the United States on Wednesday, together with former President Bill Clinton, on a jet that belongs to film executive Steve Bing.

Since it was made clear from the beginning that Clinton’s trip to North Korea to attempt to secure the release of the journalists, who had been jailed for 140 days, was a purely private one, he apparently relied upon his old friend Bing to provide his transportation. The jet is owned by Shangri-La Entertainment, the company that the movie mogul owns.

The freed journalists were reunited with their families upon landing at the airport in Burbank, California. Ling’s father Douglas told ABC News that he had never had any doubts that his daughter and her colleague would eventually be returned home safely but for her part Laura Ling said she and her colleague Ms. Lee were stunned by Clinton’s arrival.

Speaking at a brief press conference she said “”We feared that at any moment we could be sent to a hard labor camp, and then suddenly we were told that we were going to a meeting. When we walked through the doors, we saw standing before us President Bill Clinton. We were shocked, but we knew instantly in our hearts that the nightmare of our lives was finally coming to an end.”

For his part Bill Clinton admitted that he undertook his mission at the request of his former Vice President Al Gore, who runs Current TV, the media outlet that the two journalists were working for when they were arrested. “When their families, Vice President Gore and the White House asked that I undertake this humanitarian mission, I agreed,” Clinton said in a written statement. “I share a deep sense of relief with Laura and Euna and their families that they are safely home.”

Although the White House distanced themselves from the mission, former Vice President Al Gore said “President Obama and countless members of his administration have been deeply involved in this humanitarian effort,” Gore said, speaking at the arrival of the two reporters who worked for the channel he co-founded, Current TV. “They have really put their hearts in this.” While President Obama said meanwhile “We are obviously extraordinarily relieved” and “very pleased with the outcome.”

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that “at some point” Obama will meet with former President Clinton to discuss his meeting with Kim Jong II, but nothing has been planned yet.