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Cameron Douglas given five years in jail

Published Tuesday, Apr 20 2010, 21:21 BST | By Paul Millar

Cameron Douglas has reportedly been sentenced to five years in jail over his role in a drug deal operation.

The son of award-winning actor Michael was present along with his mother Diandra and father in a Manhattan federal court today.

TMZ reports that the judge ordered Cameron to also pay $25,000 (£16,228) in fines and serve 450 hours of community service.

The It Runs In The Family star pleaded guilty to trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in January, after being arrested last year.

Meanwhile, Michael's Wall Street co-star Shia LaBeouf recently called Cameron's father a "struggling man", having previously claimed that he was "on the verge of a nervous breakdown".