娱乐英语新闻:Suspect detained for providing drugs to teen idol Haim

LOS ANGELES, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Police in California have detained a man suspected of providing drugs which had caused actor Corey Haim to collapse and die, Los Angeles Times said Wednesday on its website.

Christine Gasparac, spokeswoman for the state attorney general's office did not identify the detainee.

The newspaper quoted her as saying: "I can confirm there has been an arrest, but I have no other details."

But the spokeswoman said the suspect might have not directly provided the drugs that caused the death of the 1980s teen heartthrob.

Two days after Haim's death on March 10, state Attorney General Jerry Brown said his office was investigating a "massive" drug ring that provided prescriptions for Haim.

An unauthorized prescription drug under Haim's name was found during an ongoing investigation of fraudulent prescription drug pads ordered from a San Diego vendor, the newspaper said.