Cherrie Ying arrested for suspected drug possession

[Omniflame]

(Agencies) Updated: 2004-11-07 14:41

Hong Kong actress Cherrie Ying has been arrested for suspected illegal drug possession, newspapers reported Sunday.

The 21-year-old actress was arrested Saturday after police found a bag of the party drug ketamine in her car when she was stopped, several newspapers reported.

Police spokesman Chris Cheung said officers arrested a 21-year-old woman surnamed Ting for possession of 0.8 gram of ketamine worth about 100 Hong Kong dollars (US$13; euro 10). Newspapers reported that Ying's real name is Ting Man. She took the stage name Cherrie Ying Choi-yi.

Ting was later released on HK$1,000 (US$128; euro 100) bail, Cheung said.

After her release, Ying told Apple Daily the case was being handled by her lawyer and declined further comment.

Calls to Ying's company, China Star Entertainment Group, went unanswered early Sunday.

Taiwan-born Ying grew up in New York and began her acting career in Hong Kong three years ago. She has starred in a dozen Hong Kong movies, including "My Left Eye Sees Ghosts" and "Why Me, Sweetie?"

I've never heard of the drug "ketamine". What is that?

[Lady Zhuge]

Cherrie Ying...she's in that series "Love Bird". Her voice is so hoarse.

I've never heard of the drug "ketamine". What is that?

Ketamine is a drug that produces dissociative anesthesia, which is characterized by catatonia, amnesia, and analgesia, with or without actual loss of consciousness. It is frequently abused because of its psychoactive properties.

[NYC1985]

well shes from nyc so it doesnt surprise me,special k is popular here.

[nie_feng2002]

What would happen if she's found guilty? Fines or community service?

[cmu_wasabi]

depends on what HK classifies Special K under. Also, was this her first offense? They tend to give first time offensers a lighter sentence. But it only depends on what class of drugs K is under...

[shanghai girls are hot]

not that it has anything to do with this but... Cherrie Ying is HOT

[Thor]

not that it has anything to do with this but... Cherrie Ying is HOT

She is hot !!!
can you post a picture of her?

I thought only Shanghai girls are hot

[Lady Zhuge]

You can see her filmography, biography, and some pics here.

[cherrie]

i read this news too and i was saddened by it. not that im a fan of her or what, but i think drugs really harm people. i think the media should not make a big fuss abt this. i think the way they let us know abt this issue, not because they really care abt the drug issue, it's because she is an actress. i hope the reporters should focus more on the effects of drugs on people rather than just saying this actor/actress has drugs.
btw, she's got the same name as mine!

[realdeal]

Ketamine is a drug that produces dissociative anesthesia, which is characterized by catatonia, amnesia, and analgesia, with or without actual loss of consciousness. It is frequently abused because of its psychoactive properties.

If you know this by heart, wow. If you pull it from some reliable source and save us the hassle of googling it, thanks.

[flyingfox2002]

I have no sympathy for celebs who throw their lives away.

Nuff said.

[susie]

celebrities nowadays have so much of problems...with drugs, politics and etc....
why? publicity?

[cherrie]

i think that's not the issue of celebrity. drugs is actually a very common problem among teenagers and early adults. it's just that the celebs get into the papers coz they are celebs. that's exactly what other celebs are saying, due to the few celebs allegedly with drugs, the whole showbiz industry was put into the bad light (though we knew showbiz is never a 'clean' industry anyway)

[rourou]

cherrie ying?? all along she had this very healthy image for me

[James Ko]

She is hot !!!
can you post a picture of her?

I thought only Shanghai girls are hot

She is pretty good looking but she has the mainland accent when speaking cantonese

here is a link of the movies she has been in and some of her pics. Thx LoveHKFILM.com


http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/ying_cherrie.htm

[realdeal]

She is pretty good looking but she has the mainland accent when speaking cantonese

So where does she come from? I assumed she was from Hong Kong, but then again, I never really watched any of her stuff, so I didn't know what her accent was like.

[shanghai girls are hot]

So where does she come from? I assumed she was from Hong Kong, but then again, I never really watched any of her stuff, so I didn't know what her accent was like.

from lovehkfilm.com link above

"Cherrie Ying Choi-Yi was born on June 6th, 1983 in Taiwan and moved with her family to New York when she was eleven."

[cherrie]

if she's really involved in drugs, i pity her. but i guess she just went in the wrong way. i hope society gives her a chance to become good.

[shanghai girls are hot]

OMG it's cherrie

as long as you have talent, i don't think anyone cares.

[cherrie]

actually i don't really care if she's an actress or what. what im concerned of was that she's a person. hay, sad reality of life. drugs really harm people