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Stallone pleads guilty over Jintropin HGH |
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Written by Staff Writer
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May 15, 2007 at 07:59 AM |
Rocky Actor Sylvester Stallone has plead guilty today (Tuesday 15th May 2007) to brining vials of a restricted muscle building horomone, Jintropin, into Australia.
Jintropin cannot be imported to Australia without a permit from the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Custom officials searched the actor's Sydney hotel room and private jet on February 19. Before officials arrived, Stallone is known to have thrown four of the vials out of his hotel room window.
Stallone will be sentenced next Monday (21.05.07).
The maximum penalty for bringing Jintropin into Australia without a licence is a fine of $90,000 and five years in prison.
Prosecution documents handed to the court in March said Stallone had marked "No" on a customs declaration card that asked if he was bringing into Australia restricted or prohibited goods "such as medicines, steroids, firearms, weapons, or any kind of illicit drugs."
During his visit to Australia, Stallone shrugged off the airport incident.
"It was just a minor misunderstanding," Stallone told reporters "They were just doing their jobs. I just didn't understand some of the rules here."
He came to Australia on a three-day tour to promote the latest movie in the "Rocky" series, "Rocky Balboa." A media throng was kept waiting for hours outside Sydney International Airport for the actor and his entourage.
When a tightlipped Stallone emerged, he signed his autograph for several fans but avoided media questions about the delay.
The Hollywood heavyweight is unlikely to face the maximum penalty, as the matter is being heard by a local, not federal, court, but could receive a fine of up to $18,000.
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Last Updated ( May 24, 2007 at 08:22 AM )
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