DOUGLAS SON HELD IN pounds 10K DRUG BUST.

Byline: Fiona Cummins

MICHAEL Douglas's son has been arrested after being allegedly caught with more than pounds 10,000 of drugs.

Cameron Douglas, 30, was lifted at an exclusive New York hotel following a sting by undercover police.

When officers burst into his room, he was allegedly found with around half a pound of crystal meth and was "very strung out".

Cameron was held for possessing the highly addictive amphetamine with intent to distribute.

The actor, who has battled booze and drug addictions in the past, was arrested at the Gansevoort Hotel.

Sources said it was likely he was targeted by officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration as part of a wider operation.

It is thought Cameron - Douglas's son with first wife Diandra Luker - may have been the middleman in a deal to move the drugs from California toNewYork.

He had been staying at the Manhattan hotel - courtesy of his dad - for some time, possibly after he was evicted from his Los Angeles home in February for not paying his rent.

His arrest is certain to devastate his Oscar-winner dad, who has blamed himself in the past for Cameron's problems.

Syringe Douglas, who has Dylan, eight, and Carys, six, with second wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, has admitted he was too busy pursuing a Hollywood career to concentrate on his oldest child.

The Fatal Attraction star, 64, said: "I didn't spend enough time with him during his important years of development."

In 2007, Cameron, who has had several stints in rehab, was charged with possession of a controlled substance after police found a syringe with liquid cocaine in his car.

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TROUBLED: Michael with son Cameron