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Michael Douglas' Son Faces 10 Years in Jail Over Drug Charges

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Jan. 29 2010, Published 3:25 p.m. ET

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Michael Douglas' son Cameron Douglas pleaded guilty to dealing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine while holed up in a chic Manhattan hotel.

Cameron, 31, told a judge on Wednesday that a New York contact asked him if he could score drugs in 2006, which led to him, "supplying on a regular basis," reports the Huffington Post.

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The judge asked if he knew what he was doing was wrong and he replied, "Yes, your honor."

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Prosecutors said Douglas had signed a plea agreement, but the details weren't disclosed.

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In addition to conspiracy to distribute drugs, Cameron also pleaded guilty to heroin possession — a charge stemming from allegations that his girlfriend tried to smuggle him the drug in an electric toothbrush while he was under house arrest.

He faces a minimum 10-year prison term at sentencing on April 27.

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The son of the Oscar-winning actor was arrested on July 28, 2009, at NYC's Hotel Gansevoort as part of a Drug Enforcement Administration investigation.

Investigators say Douglas was paid tens of thousands of dollars for trafficking methamphetamine — what he referred to in intercepted phone calls as "pastry" or "bath salts."

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Cameron Douglas has acted in movies including 2003's It Runs in the Family, starring his father and grandfather Kirk Douglas.

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