Douglas Son Busted for Meth

(NEWSER) - The girlfriend of Michael Douglas' elder son has been busted after trying to smuggle 19 glassine envelopes of heroin to her boyfriend, police told the New York Post. The drugs were hidden in a black bag carrying an electric toothbrush and delivered to Cameron Douglas, 30, at mother Diandra Douglas' posh Manhattan pad. The younger Douglas was there under house arrest after he was busted last month on charges of dealing crystal meth. More»

Actor's son gets extra 54 months for smuggling drugs in jail

(NEWSER) - Telling Cameron Douglas he was the most reckless defendant he'd ever had in his courtroom, a federal judge has nearly doubled his five-year prison term. Michael Douglas' 32-year-old son confessed to having heroin and pills smuggled into the prison where he was serving time for drug dealing . Judge Richard Berman—who described Douglas' original sentence as a last chance —gave him another 54 months, three times what prosecutors had recommended, the New York Daily News reports. More»

Cameron Douglas says he's had drugs behind bars for months

(NEWSER) - Cameron Douglas has pleaded guilty to smuggling drugs into jail in the middle of a sentence for heroin possession and meth trafficking. "God knows I'm sorry about this situation," Michael Douglas' 32-year-old son said in a Manhattan courtroom yesterday. Douglas was taken from prison and is being held in a nearby jail during testimony against a drug dealer, which was part of a plea deal that landed him a five-year rather than a 10-year sentence last year. A guard nailed him in jail with what appeared to be cocaine and heroin, reports AP . Douglas admitted that he has had drugs in prison since May. More»

Cameron Douglas faced up to 10 years on drug charges

(AP) - A New York judge has sentenced actor Michael Douglas' son to five years in prison on drug charges, calling it his "last chance to make it." Federal Judge Richard Berman announced the sentence today after hearing Cameron Douglas apologize and admit that he had squandered a lot of opportunities to turn his life around. The 31-year-old son of the Academy Award-winning actor admitted to dealing methamphetamine and cocaine in January. He had faced a 10-year term. More»

Cameron Douglas faces minimum 10-year sentence

(NEWSER) - Michael Douglas' son Cameron is facing a prison sentence of at least 10 years after pleading guilty to dealing huge quantities of crystal meth and cocaine. Cameron, 31, was arrested at a swanky Manhattan hotel last year with $10,000 in cash and a load of crystal meth. Prosecutors say a plea deal was involved but declined to disclose details, AP reports. More»