Popular Chinese pop singer Yin Xiangjie was arrested in a drugs bust on Thursday night, months after serving a prison sentence for drugs offenses.
在吸毒服刑期几个月之后,广受欢迎的中国歌手尹相杰在周四晚上再次因吸食毒品被捕。
Yin, 46, was arrested in a residential community in Beijing's Chaoyang District at around 7 p.m., local police said on Friday. Drugs and needles were seized.
尹相杰,46岁,据警方透露,是在周五晚上7点左右在北京市朝阳区一住宅小区中被抓获的。现场起获少量毒品及吸毒工具。
Yin confessed to drug possession and use. His urine also tested positive for drugs, according to the police.
根据警方的表示,尹相杰对持有毒品和吸毒供认不讳。他的毒品相关尿检也呈阳性。
In China, possession of more than 10 grams of illegal drugs can result in up to three years in prison and fines.
在中国,持有超过10克的违法毒品将会被判长达三年的有期徒刑和相关罚款的处罚。
A Beijing native, Yin became famous after his song "Boat Tracker's Love" was a hit in 1993. He was arrested for drug offenses in 2014, and given a seven-month prison term with a fine of 2,000 yuan (about 333 U.S. dollars) in February.
1993年,北京籍歌手尹相杰凭借一首“纤夫的爱”红遍大江南北。他曾在2014年因吸食毒品被抓获,并于今年2月被判处有期徒刑7个月,罚金2000元(折合约333美元)。